Following models of Praxiteles. France, 19th century

Following models of PRAXITELES. 19th century France.
"Artemis of Gabios".
Bronze.
Measurements: 33 x 10 cm.

The Artemis of Gabios is the sculpture of a woman covered with a draped chiton, which probably represents the goddess Artemis and is traditionally attributed to the sculptor Praxiteles. Found in the ancient town of Gabios, it was part of the collection of the Borghese family. It is currently preserved in the Louvre Museum.
It is known that Praxiteles was Athenian and that he made most of his sculptures from 380 BC onwards, but we do not have much more information about him. He worked mainly in marble. Praxiteles marks curves and counter-curves, losing the slight geometrization maintained in previous works. He prints an "S" profile to his sculptures.