# The Sleeping Diana [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ROUSSEL, Ker-Xavier]() - Date: 1851-1900 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 56 x 55 cm ## Commentary The Sleeping Diana c. 1924 Oil on canvas, 56 x 55 cm High Museum of Art, Atlanta Ker-Xavier Roussel's fusion of landscape and figures and his intense, colourful patterning reveal his connection to the Nabis, a group of artists active in Paris beginning in the late 1880s. This arcadian vision includes such evocative figures as fauns, nymphs, and bathers, intended as a study for a large decorative panel. Roussel rendered the pagan subject matter, which he continued to paint for the remainder of his career, in a light, bright Impressionist manner suitable for both easel paintings and large-scale decorative commissions. ## Related artworks - [Album de Paysage: La Source]() - [Seasons of Life]() - [Training the Dog or In the Snow]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()