An American modernism style framed drawing of Diana. Diana the Huntress refers to Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt, nature, and the moon, who was often depicted with a bow and arrows. She was a virgin goddess, protector of woodlands and wild animals, and also came to be known as a patron of women and childbirth. In art, she is sometimes shown In the guise of a specific person, such as the 1550 painting by an anonymous artist of the School of Fontainebleau depicting Diane de Poitiers, the mistress of King Henry II.