Ariccia is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, central Italy, 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Rome. It is in the Alban Hills of the Lazio (Latium) region and could be considered an extension of Rome's southeastern suburbs. One of the Castelli Romani towns, Ariccia is located in the regional park known as the "Parco Regionale dei Castelli Romani".
Ariccia and Vallericcia
View of the historical centre from the Ariccia bridge.
The church of Santa Maria Assunta by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Ariccia Palazzo Chigi, 1826-27.
Diana is a goddess in Roman and Hellenistic religion, primarily considered a patroness of the countryside and nature, hunters, wildlife, childbirth, crossroads, the night, and the Moon. She is equated with the Greek goddess Artemis, and absorbed much of Artemis' mythology early in Roman history, including a birth on the island of Delos to parents Jupiter and Latona, and a twin brother, Apollo, though she had an independent origin in Italy.
Diana as Huntress. Marble by Bernardino Cametti, 1720. Pedestal by Pascal Latour, 1754. Bode Museum, Berlin.
Statue of Diana-Artemis, fresco from Pompeii, 50–1 BCE
Diana Hunting, Guillaume Seignac
Diana as Personification of the Night. Anton Raphael Mengs, c. 1765.