Daily Archives: October 20, 2011

Niobe and Her Children / the Gypsotheque at Villa Medici in Rome

In the gardens of Villa Medici in Rome, Italy stand copies of statues of Niobe and her children. Niobe, proud of her ten (or fourteen) children, was scornful of Leto who had only two children. Leto’s children, however, were the … Continue reading

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