Caption

Sculpture of a son of Niobe, Filius Niobes in palatio magni ducis Etruriae, Antiquarum statuarum urbis Romae quae in publicis locis visuntur icones, Ancient sculptures in Rome, print, album page, Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album., number: '40', printmaker, publisher, Rome, Italy, paper, engraving, height 224 mm x width 135 mm, This print is part of a set of 79 prints (title print) depicting ancient sculptures in Rome., piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture, the sons of Niobe, who were mounting their horses, die by the darts of Apollo, An engraved figure of a youth stands with one leg bent and one foot resting on a rocky, undulating base, draped in flowing cloth that wraps over one shoulder and across the torso while a thick fold of fabric is gathered and held at the hip, the exposed limb showing detailed musculature and a bare foot, the face turned slightly upward with short curled hair and a contemplative expression, the scene rendered in fine parallel and cross-hatched lines on a pale, slightly textured background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B31_025

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45.0Mb (12.2Mb) / 10.7in x 16.4in / 3206 x 4908 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sculpture son Niobe Filius Niobes palatio magni ducis Etruriae Antiquarum statuarum urbis Romae quae publicis locis visuntur icones Ancient sculptures Rome print album page Caption Latin Print part album number 40 printmaker publisher Italy paper engraving height 224 mm x width 135 mm set 79 prints title print depicting ancient sculptures piece sculpture reproduction sons mounting horses die darts Apollo engraved figure youth stands leg bent foot resting rocky undulating base draped flowing cloth wraps shoulder across torso thick fold fabric gathered held hip exposed limb showing detailed musculature bare foot face turned slightly upward short curled hair contemplative expression scene rendered fine parallel cross-hatched lines pale slightly textured background