The Death of the Niobids
ca. 1555, Artist: Guglielmo della Porta
The Death of the Niobids
In the Renaissance the myths related by the Roman poet Ovid in his Metamorphoses became highly popular and inspired numerous works of art. Artists and connoisseurs were particularly interested in the explicit eroticism of some of these classical stories.
Object data
Object Name
relief; plaque; bronze sculpture
Culture
Rome
Dated
ca. 1555
Artist
Guglielmo della Porta (um 1515 Porlezza - 1577 Rom) - GND
Material
Bronze
Dimensions
H. 12,7 cm, B. 27,7 cm
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer
Inv. No.
Kunstkammer, 7762
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