Greek
Niobe and Her Youngest Daughter
Description:
Part of a group in Florence representing the slaying of the children of Niobe by Apollo and Artemis. Pliny mentions a group in Rome of the death of Niobe’s children, about which there was doubt whether Skopas or Praxiteles made it. It is generally assumed that the Florentine figures are copies from that group, though this is by no means certain. The statues show some of the characteristics of the style of Skopas. Found near the Lateran, Rome, and now in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
Restorations: On the Niobe, the nose, parts of the lips, the left forearm with a piece of the garment, the right hand with half of the forearm; on the daughter, the hair, the nose, the lower lip, the right arm, the left hand, the left foot.
Met. Cast 726
Period of Original: Greek & Roman
Origin of Original: N/A
Location of the Cast: 20 W. 44 St. New York, NY USA
Provenance: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Condition: Cast has been thoroughly cleaned and is in stable condition. The left arm is missing from the cast.
Additional Information:
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