Statue of a Niobid - Rome, Trastevere, Horti Caesaris. 1st century AD, copy of a prototype from the late 4th - early 3rd century BC. Pentelic marble - The statue depicts one of Niobe's sons who has just been hit by an arrow, of which there are still traces in the hole visible on the right side of the young man's abdomen. According to the myth, niobe, the queen of thebes, had fourteen children. This gave her a reason to boast about being superior to Leto, who only gave Zeus one set of twins, Artemis and Apollo. they decided to avenge the insult against their mother by killing all of Niobe's chi
Statue of a Niobid - Rome, Trastevere, Horti Caesaris. 1st century AD, copy of a prototype from the late 4th - early 3rd century BC. Pentelic marble - The statue depicts one of Niobe's sons who has just been hit by an arrow, of which there are still traces in the hole visible on the right side of the young man's abdomen. According to the myth, niobe, the queen of thebes, had fourteen children. This gave her a reason to boast about being superior to Leto, who only gave Zeus one set of twins, Artemis and Apollo. they decided to avenge the insult against their mother by killing all of Niobe's children with arrows - Museo Centrale Montemartini, Rome, Italy
Size: 5137px × 3853px
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Photo credit: © Stefano Ravera / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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