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THB18th C. Brass Relief - Death of Niobe's Children
Lot 143
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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Europe, Baroque, ca. 18th century CE. A remarkable framed brass relief plaque of rectangular form designed after Dutch artist Jan de Bisschop's (1628 to 1671) brown wash over black chalk drawing of "The Sons of Niobe Being Slain by Apollo and Diana"; a scene in which Apollo - god of music, poetry, art, and knowledge - and Diana (Greek Artemis) - goddess of the hunt - kill the children of Niobe as punishment for her claiming to be a better mother than their own mother, Leto. Replete with dynamism, the gorgeous relief displays a group of six horses and eight people fleeing to the right of the scene in a hurried, tangled clamor, each in a different extended and exaggerated pose. Shown in the upper left corner is the source of their terror; Diana, distinguishable by her crescent moon headdress and her bow, and, her male twin, Apollo, identifiable via his curly hair, bow, and arrows, stand on clouds, shooting arrows at the crowd below. Fit with a beautiful frame, the plaque employs a striking combination of the aesthetic of classical form, the complexity of Baroque style, and the value of mythological allegory. Size without frame: 12.5" W x 10.75" H (31.8 cm x 27.3 cm); Size with frame: 14.875" W x 13" H (37.8 cm x 33 cm)
Note how the fascinating background of a three-walled temple, a spired building, mountains, and trees, differs from that of Jan de Bisschop's drawing, which only shows a temple.
Jan de Bisschop's original drawing can be found at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California under accession number 88.GA.54.
Provenance: ex-Estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, acquired before 2000
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#159379Light abrasions on raised areas. Otherwise, excellent with lovely patina.Condition
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