Apollo en Diana doden de kinderen van Niobe 1606 - 1638

"Apollo en Diana doden de kinderen van Niobe" is an etching by the Italian artist Antonio Tempesta, created between 1606 and 1638. The artwork depicts the mythological scene of the Greek god Apollo and his twin sister Diana, the goddess of the hunt, raining down arrows upon Niobe's children, killing them all. This scene is a punishment for Niobe's arrogance and pride, her boasting about having more children than the goddess Leto. Tempesta’s detailed etching beautifully portrays the drama and pathos of the scene, with the fallen children, the grief-stricken Niobe, and the divine figures of Apollo and Diana depicted with realistic detail and expressive gestures.