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accession number: 1942.643
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Portrait of a Woman as Diana, 1752. Jean-Marc Nattier (French, 1685–1766). Oil on canvas; framed: 127.5 x 107.5 x 10 cm (50 3/16 x 42 5/16 x 3 15/16 in.); unframed: 100.4 x 79.5 cm (39 1/2 x 31 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.643
title: Portrait of a Woman as Diana
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creation date: 1752
creation date earliest: 1752
creation date latest: 1752
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creditline: Bequest of John L. Severance
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culture: France, 18th century
technique: oil on canvas
department: European Painting and Sculpture
collection: P - French 18th Century
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Jean-Marc Nattier (French, 1685–1766) - artist
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measurements: Framed: 127.5 x 107.5 x 10 cm (50 3/16 x 42 5/16 x 3 15/16 in.); Unframed: 100.4 x 79.5 cm (39 1/2 x 31 5/16 in.)
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inscription: signed lower left: Nattier P.x. / 1752
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Art of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
opening date: 1934-11-09T05:00:00
Art of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 9-December 2, 1934).
title: Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection
opening date: 1942-11-12T04:00:00
Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 12, 1942-March 14, 1943).
title: Style, Truth and the Portrait
opening date: 1963-10-01T04:00:00
Style, Truth and the Portrait. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 1-November 19, 1963).
title: France in the 18th Century
opening date: 1968-01-05T05:00:00
France in the 18th Century. Royal Academy of Arts, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (organizer) (January 5-March 3, 1968).
title: Jean Marc Nattier (1685-1766)
opening date: 1999-10-25T00:00:00
Jean Marc Nattier (1685-1766). Musée National du Château de Versailles et de Trianon, France (October 25, 1999-January 30, 2000).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* C.M.A, 1934: "Art of the XVII and XVIIIth centuries".
C.M.A., 1936: "20th Anniversary Exhibition," cat. no. 62.
C.M.A, 1942: "Exhibition of the John L Severance Collection", cat. no. 11, pl. VIII.
New York, Wildenstein &Co., Nov. 7-Dec. 15, 1951: "Jubillee Exhibition", (Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Firm's Establishment in N.Y.City.).
CMA, Oct. 1-Nov 10, 1963: "Style, Truth, and the Portrait", cat. no. 54, repr..
Royal Academy of Arts, London, January 5 to March 3, 1968, "France in the 18th Century." cat. no. 498.
Versailles, France: Musée National du Château de Versailles et de Trianon (10/25/99 - 1/30/00) "Jean Marc Nattier (1685-1766)" exh. cat. no. 69, pp 244-246.
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PROVENANCE
Comte de Pimodan (probably Georges Pimodan [1822-1860]), Paris
date: Before 1860
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Madame Dhainaut
date: Possibly until 19130
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(Wildenstein & Co., New York, NY, sold to John L. Severance)
date: By 1930
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John L. Severance [1863-1936], Cleveland, OH, upon his death, held in trust by the estate
date: 1930-1936
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Estate of John L. Severance, bequeathed to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: 1936-1942
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Bequest of John L. Severance
date: 1942-
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fun fact:
The sitter was once thought to be King Louis XV’s daughter Henriette or his mistress Madame de Pompadour. Today, her identity is unknown.
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For many years, this sitter was identified as Madame de Pompadour, but she bears little resemblance to this pivotal figure in French art and politics of the mid 1700s. Nattier specialized in portraits of women in mythological guises—in this case, the bow, quiver, and leopard skin, all attributes of Diana, goddess of the hunt.
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