It was made by the Flemish sculptor Gillis van den Vliete in 1568 .
It was modeled after a classical Roman statue of Diana of Ephesus from the second century , now in the National Museum of Naples .
It was made by the Flemish sculptor Gillis van den Vliete in 1568 , and modeled after a classical Roman statue of Diana of Ephesus from the second century , now in the National Museum of Naples .