The Punishment of the Arrogant Niobe by Diana and Apollo 1767 - 1777

"The Punishment of the Arrogant Niobe by Diana and Apollo" (1767–77) by Pierre Charles Jombert is a depiction of the Greek myth where the goddess Diana and her brother Apollo, angered by Niobe's boasting, punish her by killing her children. Jombert's painting captures the tragic climax of the story with a dramatic composition. Diana, poised in the sky, is depicted with an arrow in her bow, while Apollo and his arrow appear in the clouds behind her. Below, the grieving Niobe mourns over the bodies of her slain children. The painting is a testament to the popularity of classical mythology in 18th-century art. It is currently held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, NY.