Diana “The Huntress” statue unveiled in Rome, January 22nd, 2026

The “Palazzo Pietre” hotel of central Rome held a special evening as it unveiled the statue of Diana, aka “The  Huntress”. The statue dates back to the 2^nd century A.D.  

 

                                      

In Roman mythology Diana was an early Italian goddess and was associated with  nature, hunters, wildlife, childbirth, the night, virginity and in later literature also the Moon.  Her Greek equivalent is Artemis. 

The statue has had a long history of having “travelled around the world” as it first made its way to a well-known Parisian art gallery.  It eventually ended up in the United States in the private collection of Stephen and Peggy Fossett (from their galleries in California, Illinois and Colorado).  Thanks to both the Italian and American governments the statue has returned definitely to Rome.