the killing of the Niobids: Killing of Niobe's children continues
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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 24,3 x 30 cm
Inventory numberNMH 370/1863
AcqusitionTransferred 1866 from Kongl. Museum (Carl Gustaf Tessin)
Other titlesTitle (sv): Dödandet av niobiderna: Dödandet av Niobes barn fortsätter Title (en): the killing of the Niobids: Killing of Niobe's children continues Inventory title (sv): Fris föreställande babeln om Niobé (7 plancher)
DescriptionDescription: The killing of the Niobids: Killing of Niobe's children continues. Laid down. Inscribed (signed?) at lower left (...) "motta Pin". Numbered at lower right in pen and brown ink: 310 (Sparre) and 7. Nos 517-523 are copies of grisailles by Polidoro da Caravaggio on the facade of Palazzo Cesi (Lancelotti) in Rome. Another copy by Motta after Polidoro is in Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum. [Bjurström, It. Drawings, cat. no. 523]
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Geographical origin
TechniqueWash drawing, Drawing