Fine art decorated the halls and rooms throughout #TITANIC, but beauty is a delicate thing. Much of TITANIC’s fine art was made of organic materials, breaking down into the earth after many decades submerged in the hostile environment of the #NorthAtlantic.
But some art was built to stand the test of time, like the Roman goddess Diana who sat atop the fireplace mantle in the First Class Lounge. “Diana of Versailles” is a roughly 2-foot-tall bronze statue based on the origin...al sculpture on display at the Louvre. She watched over passengers for five days before being ripped from her mantle and lost to the ocean.
Following 112 years on the ocean floor and a brief sighting in 1986, she is still resting upright among miles of debris. Like the eternal Roman deities, she is timeless--and she is re-discovered thanks to Expedition 2024.
OLYMPIC First Class Lounge image courtesy of João Gonçalves.
