Pair of Vintage Greek Apollo and Diana Busts in Carrara Marble

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Large Scale Pair Of Greek Made Carrara Marble Busts of Apollo and Diana

The Apollo Bust is a reduced reproduction … Read more Large Scale Pair Of Greek Made Carrara Marble Busts of Apollo and Diana

The Apollo Bust is a reduced reproduction of the Italian antique version from 1780 of Apollo Belvedere. The Roman marble statue from c. 120-140 can be seen in the Vatican Museums and is thought to be a copy of a Greek original from BC 350-325 made of bronze by Leochares. The famous Diana of Versailles statue or so called Diana Chasseresse is a Roman copy of the Greek original by Leochares as well. It is well-known that Apollo and Diana (or Artemis in Greek mythology) were twins, children of Zeus and Leto.

Diana Chasseresse bust, reduction after the slightly over lifesize ancient statue located in the Louvre Museum in Paris. The original goddess Diana statue is a Roman copy (1st to 2nd Century AD) of a Greek bronze original attributed to Leochares, circa 325 BC.

The goddess Diana was the daughter of Zeus & Leto, twin sister of Apollo.

In Roman mythology, Diana was not only the goddess of the hunt, but of the moon, and nature being associated with wild animals and woodland, and having the power to talk to and control animals. She is guardian of springs and streams, and protector of wild animals, also known as goddess of fertility, it is believed she grants safe & easy childbirth, to all who recognize her.

She was eventually equated with the Greek goddess Artemis, though she had an independent origin in Italy. Diana was worshipped in ancient Roman religion and is revered in Roman Neopaganism and Stregheria. Diana was known to be the virgin goddess of childbirth and women. She was one of the three maiden goddesses, along with Minerva and Vesta, who swore never to marry.

The original is owned and housed in the Vatican, Rome. See less