![]() This they did, and it is this which is portrayed on the vase. Leto was somewhat outraged by this and sent her two children to kill all the children of Niobe (the word NIOBID means 'child of Niobe). She boasted that this made her better than Leto, who had had only two children, the deities Artemis and Apollo (their father of course was Zeus). Niobe was the daughter of Tantalus, a king in Asia Minor and the wife of Amphion, King of Thebes, by whom she had 12 children (6 of each). ![]() *To further clarify the name of the painter, it is worthwhile telling the story of Niobe, from which he got his name, and which is also the story on the B side of the vase.Although he painted many others, this is the one which he is most famous for. Firstly the name of the painter: he is named after this particular vase, or rather the scene that he painted on it. There is much uncertainty surrounding this vase which we will need to become aware of. Date: 455-450 BC Type: Calyx Krater-Red figure Potter: Unknown Painter: 'Niobid Painter' Height: 54cms Diameter of Mouth: 55cms Subject: Side A: ? Side B: Slaughter of the children of Niobe by the children of Leto (Artemis and Apollo).
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