Latona and her children
Statuette
17th century (made)
17th century (made)
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This is a bronze statuette depicting the goddess Latona with her Children, Apollo and Diana. Latona, known as Leto in Greek mythology, was the daughter of the Titan couple Coeus and Phoebe. She became the mistress of Jupiter and conceived the twins, Apollo and Diana, with him. There is another example of this statuette at the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford in the Fortnum Bequest. A third example, misnamed as 'Charity' is in the Thiers Bequest at the Louvre. This statuette was previously attributed to the Italian sculptor Guglielmo della Porta,16th century, but it is now thought to be French, 17th century.
Object details
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| Title | Latona and her children |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze, wood and gilding |
| Brief description | Statuette of Latona and her children. French 17th century. |
| Physical description | Bronze statuette depicting Latona with her children Apollo and Diana. Latona reclines on the rocky ground, looking back over her left shoulder at the naked Apollo who is playing behind her, while she holds Diana with both arms to her breast. Dark brown patina, with remains of gilding. On a modern wood base. |
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| Summary | This is a bronze statuette depicting the goddess Latona with her Children, Apollo and Diana. Latona, known as Leto in Greek mythology, was the daughter of the Titan couple Coeus and Phoebe. She became the mistress of Jupiter and conceived the twins, Apollo and Diana, with him. There is another example of this statuette at the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford in the Fortnum Bequest. A third example, misnamed as 'Charity' is in the Thiers Bequest at the Louvre. This statuette was previously attributed to the Italian sculptor Guglielmo della Porta,16th century, but it is now thought to be French, 17th century. |
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| Accession number | A.1-1916 |
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| Record created | February 10, 2009 |
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