Apollo and Diana Kill Niobe's Children
Apollo and Diana Kill Niobe's Children - Jan Boeckhorst (c1604–1668) - Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
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Apollo and Diana Kill Niobe's Children - Jan Boeckhorst (c1604–1668) - Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
Date: c1630
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 58.3 x 88.5 cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 58.3 x 88.5 cm
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Jan Boeckhurst, the famed Flemish artist, would paint Apollo and Diana Kill Niobe's Children in about 1604.. This oil on canvas work depicts a famous tale from Greek mythology.
Apollo and Diana Kill Niobe's Children shows the results of hubris in Greek mythology, for Niobe, Queen of Thebes, dared to compare herself to the gods. Niobe even went further, for she said she was a better mother than the goddess Leto. Such a statment saw Apollo and Artemis (Diana) descend to earth to defend their mother's reputation; their mother being Leto. More information about the Children of Niobe can be found here - (website opens in new window) Jan Boeckhorst |
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Born: c1604; Munster, Westphalia
Died: 21 April, 1668: Antwerp
Nationality: Flemish
Art Movement: Baroque
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Died: 21 April, 1668: Antwerp
Nationality: Flemish
Art Movement: Baroque
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