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Niobe Punished for Her Pride
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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In the clouds Diana has appeared to shoot the children of Niobe with her arrow and bow. Niobe, who in her pride thought herself better than the divine twins Apollo and Diana, is accompanied on the left and right by two children and looks desperately upwards.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineNiobe voor haar hoogmoed gestraft. 1668. Gerard de Lairesse. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
