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.

Location: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer Wien Raum XXXII

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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