Diana with Two Hounds
Workshop of Leonhard Kern
(German, 1588–1662)
mid-17th century
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueIvory; bone
DimensionsOverall: 20.3 x 7.6 x 6.4 cm (8 x 3 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Albert Hale
Accession number64.1589
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
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Kern's small sculptures were highly esteemed by mid-seventeenth century collectors. This statuette representing the ancient Roman goddess Diana and her hunting dogs displays his virtuoso carving in the precious material of ivory.
ProvenanceBy 1964, Mrs. Albert Hale, Dedham, Ma; 1964, gift of Mrs. Hale to the MFA. (Accession date: September 23, 1964)
16th century
about 1300
17th century
about 1540
late 16th–17th century
late 16th–17th century
16th–17th century