Editing Niobids (section)

==Art==
Due to their appearance in the mythology of Apollo, male and female Niobids frequently appeared in classical art. One of the two ivory reliefs added to the doors of the [[Temple of Apollo Palatinus]] in its [[Augustus|Augustan]] rebuild depicted their death.<ref>[[Propertius]], ''Elegies'' [http://www.tkline.freeserve.co.uk/PropertiusBkTwo.htm#_Toc201112288 2.31.12‑16] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305065046/http://www.tkline.freeserve.co.uk/PropertiusBkTwo.htm|date=2009-03-05}}.</ref> They are also known from figurative sculpture, examples of which are to be found at the [[National Museum of Rome#Palazzo Massimo alle Terme|Palazzo Massimo]] in Rome and in the group of Niobids (including Niobe sheltering one of her daughters) found in Rome in 1583 along with the ''[[Wrestlers (sculpture)|Wrestlers]]'' and brought to the [[Uffizi]] in Florence in 1775.<ref>[http://www.oldandsold.com/articles26/florence-28.shtml Uffizi Gallery - The Portrait, Baroccio And Niobe Rooms].</ref>

A terracotta figurine of Astycrateia is shown in the MAK Collection Online.<ref>[https://sammlung.mak.at/en/collection_online?id=collect-9663 Inventory number: MAK, KE 1218-7]</ref> A 3D-model of the same figurine was published on [[sketchfab]].<ref>[https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/astykratia-niobe-figure-1a5755aaba2244ca919c4098dcc8d6a4 Sketchfab: Astykratia (Niobe) Figure from the MAK]</ref>