Caption

Bust of Niobe, Greek mythology, wife of the Theban king Amphion, transformed into marble according to legend, historical illustration 1869

Date

Jan 12, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Wolfgang Diederich

Reference

BRK26B26_332

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77,6Mb (7,8Mb) / 15,4in x 19,5in / 4628 x 5861 (300dpi)

Keywords

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