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| Name of Work | Niobe | ||||||||
| Production Date | c. 200 BC | ||||||||
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| Media Types | Stone | ||||||||
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Description
A stone sculpture largely intact body, but missing head and arms. The work is all flowing lines of drapery as if the woman depicted was rushing forward. The clothing is pressed against her breasts outlining them, and her long toga/dress is waves of material trailing her movement.
Theme
Life is movement.
Emotional Sum or Sense-of-life
Human action is beautiful.
Context Information
Sculpture is difficult to see, because, even though it is displayed in a spacious new wing of the Vatican, they have had this section of the museum closed for a couple of decades.
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