The main female figure is represented as the goddess of the hunt, identifiable by her classic attributes such as the golden bow she holds in her hand and the quiver full of arrows carried on her back. The goddess wears a light, draped chiton, typical of classical iconography, with golden details that echo her accessories. At the feet of the goddess is a small winged putto, identifiable as Cupid, who is also aiming a bow. On the back of the statue's base is engraved the signature "Cappé" followed by the inscription "R.C. 1962", indicating the author and the year of creation, and the factory founded by the artist, Royal Crown of Usmate. In good condition. Diana is an Italic, Latin, and Roman goddess, lady of the woods, protector of wild animals, guardian of springs and streams, protector of women, to whom she assured painless childbirth, and dispenser of sovereignty. This Roman goddess is often equated with the Greek goddess Artemis, but according to some scholars, the fusion of the two figures occurred only later. Artemis-Diana, goddess of hunting, chastity, archery, the woods, and the Moon, was further identified with other Eastern female deities during the religious syncretism of the imperial age. Giuseppe Cappè was born in Cittiglio in 1921, lived in Milan and later in Lomagna (Lecco) where, in his studio near the porcelain factory, he created his works appreciated worldwide. Some of his works are now in many private collections and museums. Cappé was an artist who drew inspiration from the currents of the great Italian Baroque-Alexandrian popular tradition, of which Serpotta's stuccoes (Palermo), Capodimonte porcelain, and Neapolitan crèches are the most typical and well-known examples. Cappé was an artist who created sculptures since 1946 and his creations were so successful that they were imitated and plagiarized. He also worked as head sculptor at the IPA studio and later as head sculptor at King. Many of his models are still reproduced by these porcelain studios. He died in Lomagna on May 7, 2008. Period: 1962. Height: 38.5 cm. Diameter: 15 cm.
