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Apollo and Diana slay the children of Niobe
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Apollo and Diana slay the children of Niobe

Jean Lepautre · c. 1650 - 1703 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Apollo and Diana shoot arrows from a cloud at the children of Niobe to punish her for her arrogance. The seven sons, partly on horseback, and the seven daughters of Niobe lie dead on the ground or are still trying to flee. In the lower margin a three-line explanation of the scene in French.

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Credit lineApollo en Diana doden de kinderen van Niobe. c. 1650 - 1703. Jean Lepautre. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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