Diane à la biche, Marble sculpture in Jardin du Luxembourg, France

Diane à la biche is a white marble group in the Jardin du Luxembourg showing a standing woman, hair knotted at the back, her right hand raised near her head and her left arm resting on a stag beside her left leg. A small crouching figure sits lower on the base, and a slender pointed obelisk rises behind her.

The marble group was commissioned by Napoleon I and carved by the sculptor Pierre Cartellier between 1802 and 1808, then placed in the Luxembourg Gardens. It shows Diana, Roman goddess of the hunt, with a doe and a small crouching figure at the base. The white marble group stands on a pale stone pedestal before a slender pointed obelisk.

The goddess embodies two roles in Roman mythology: huntress and guardian of fertility, aspects visible in how the figure is posed and equipped. These symbolic layers are embedded in the classical iconography that visitors see when standing before the marble.

The sculpture is located in the central area of the gardens and offers views toward the main palace building and surrounding green spaces. The location is easy to reach for visitors exploring the heart of the park.

The sculpture references a famous version of the same goddess displayed at the Louvre, showing how classical artistic forms are reinterpreted across different settings and time periods. This artistic connection links two major French institutions through a shared mythological subject.