Apollo and Diana Attacking the Children of Niobe
Apollo and Diana Attacking the Children of Niobe - Jacques-Louis David (1748–1825) - Dallas Museum of Art
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Apollo and Diana Attacking the Children of Niobe - Jacques-Louis David (1748–1825) - Dallas Museum of Art
Date: 1772
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 121.92 x 156.21 cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 121.92 x 156.21 cm
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Painted in 1772 by the famous French artist Jacques-Louis David, Apollo and Diana Attacking the Children of Niobe depicts a famous story from the tales of Greek mythology.
Niobe was the mythical Queen of Thebes, married to King Amphion. Niobe would give birth to 14 children, seven sons and seven daughters. This though would utter the statement that she was a better mother than the goddess Leto, for Leto was only mother to two children. Such hubris from a mere mortal though could not go unpunished, and Leto's children, Apollo and Artemis (Diana) travelled to Thebes and killed Niobe's children. More information about the Children of Niobe can be found here - (website opens in new window) Jacques-Louis David |
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Born: 30 August, 1748; Paris
Died: 29 December, 1825: Brussels
Nationality: French
Art Movement: Neoclassicism, Rococo
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Died: 29 December, 1825: Brussels
Nationality: French
Art Movement: Neoclassicism, Rococo
Painting School:
