The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 16, 2026

A gilt bronze relief depicts the goddess Diana in profile facing left, patches of the gilding worn away to dark bronze. Her hair is arranged in wavy tiers pulled back with curls trailing from the nape. She wears a draped garment over her shoulders. Small holes are pierced through the top and bottom center of the vertical oval plaque.

Bust of a Woman (Diana?)

c. 1500

Northern Italy, 16th century

gilt bronze
Overall: 5 x 3.4 cm (1 15/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.255
Location: Not on view
  • Blumka Gallery (New York, New York)
    Sherman E. Lee (Ohio)
    Severance and Greta Millikin (Ohio), upon his death, retained by Greta Milliken.
    Greta Milliken (Ohio), upon her death, held in trust by the estate.
    Estate of Greta Milliken, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1989.
  • CMA, 1975: Renaissance Bronzes from Ohio Collections
  • {{cite web|title=Bust of a Woman (Diana?)|url=false|author=|year=c. 1500|access-date=16 May 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1989.255