Diana and Apollo piercing with their arrows the children of Niobe
Jacques-Louis David
Jacques-Louis David was a French painter in the Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era.
Max Resolution:2000×1551 PX
Title:Diana and Apollo piercing with their arrows the children of Niobe
Original Title:Diane et Apollon perçant de leurs flèches les enfants de Niobé
Artists:Jacques-Louis David
Date:1772
Style:Neoclassicism
Genre:history painting,mythological painting
Medium:oil,canvas
Location:Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, US
Dimensions:121×154 cm
Copyright:Public domain
Diana and Apollo Killing Niobe's Children is a 1772 painting by Jacques-Louis David, now in the Dallas Museum of Art. He produced it to compete for the Prix de Rome. In the Rococo style which marked his early period, it was emblematic of the conflict between David and the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture jury, which refused him the prize followed a pre-arranged vote.