Diana and Endymion - The Holburne Museum

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Diana and Endymion - The Holburne Museum

In Greek myth, Jupiter sent Endymion into eternal sleep in return for being granted perpetual beauty. Each night Diana visited him as he lay on Mount Latmos, guarded by his dog. This sculpture depicts the goddess embracing the sleeping figure of Endymion. Guiseppe Plura was an Italian sculptor who arrived in Bath around 1749. In 1753 he set up his own studio in the city where this sculpture was exhibited as a 'showpiece'.

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