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Centaur Collection (#14)

"The Mythical World of Centaurs: From Ancient Art to Modern Imagery" Step into the enchanting realm of centaurs

Background imageCentaur Collection: Sarcophagus. Modern work after 2nd century AD originals. Mar

Sarcophagus. Modern work after 2nd century AD originals. Mar
Front side of sarcophagus. Modern work after 2nd century AD originals. Marriage of Dionysus and Adriane. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Background imageCentaur Collection: Phoenician. Lycian Sarcophagus. 5th BC. Batlle of centaurs

Phoenician. Lycian Sarcophagus. 5th BC. Batlle of centaurs
Phoenician. Lycian Sarcophagus. 5th BC. Made out of Paros marble. Detail. Batlle of centaurs. Royal Necropolis of Sidon. Lebanon. Istanbul Archaeological Museum. Turkey

Background imageCentaur Collection: Reliefs of Sanctuary of Athena. Pergamon

Reliefs of Sanctuary of Athena. Pergamon
Sanctuary of Athena. 2nd century BC. Fragment of the frieze depicting marine centaurs. Acropolis of Pergamum. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Background imageCentaur Collection: Lekythos black-figure with scenes of Centauromachy. Late 6th

Lekythos black-figure with scenes of Centauromachy. Late 6th century and first half of 5th century BC. Olympia Archaeological Museum. Ilia Province. Peloponnese region. Greece

Background imageCentaur Collection: The struggle of the Lapita and centaurs at the wedding Pirit

The struggle of the Lapita and centaurs at the wedding Pirit
Decoration of the Temple of Zeus in the Sanctuary of Olympia. 5th century B.C. Parian marble sculptures that decorated the west pediment of the temple and represent the struggle of the Lapita

Background imageCentaur Collection: Sea Furies on HMS Centaur aircraft carrier

Sea Furies on HMS Centaur aircraft carrier
A line of Sea Furies on the flight deck of HMS Centaur (R06) aircraft carrier. Date: circa 1954

Background imageCentaur Collection: Mural from the House of the Toilet of Hermaphrodite

Mural from the House of the Toilet of Hermaphrodite.. Handcolored lithograph from an illustration by Wilhelm Zahn from Ornaments of all classical art epochs after the originals

Background imageCentaur Collection: Centaur carrying a youth and teaching him to play the lyre

Centaur carrying a youth and teaching him to play the lyre.. Painting removed from a wall of a room, possibly a triclinium or dining room, in a house in Pompeii in 1749

Background imageCentaur Collection: Bacchant subduing a charging centaur

Bacchant subduing a charging centaur.. Painting removed from a wall of a room, possibly a triclinium or dining room, in a house in Pompeii in 1749. It shows a bacchant subduing a charging centaur

Background imageCentaur Collection: The centaur Chiron teaching Achilles to play

The centaur Chiron teaching Achilles to play the Cetera or lyre.. The centaur Chiron, wearing an animal skin and a wreath of flowers (Centaurus-)

Background imageCentaur Collection: HMS Centaur, British light cruiser

HMS Centaur, British light cruiser
HMS Centaur, British C class light cruiser. Date: circa 1934

Background imageCentaur Collection: Hercules Centaurs Hercules holds head centaur

Hercules Centaurs Hercules holds head centaur
Artokoloro

Background imageCentaur Collection: Vertical Panel Candelabrum Containing Medallion

Vertical Panel Candelabrum Containing Medallion
Artokoloro

Background imageCentaur Collection: Hercules club center fighting centaur men fighting centaurs

Hercules club center fighting centaur men fighting centaurs
Artokoloro

Background imageCentaur Collection: Hercules Nessus Centaur Deianeira part cycle depicting

Hercules Nessus Centaur Deianeira part cycle depicting
Artokoloro

Background imageCentaur Collection: Design Dish Portraits Roman Emperors Caesar Claudius

Design Dish Portraits Roman Emperors Caesar Claudius
Artokoloro

Background imageCentaur Collection: Studies Figure Centaur Nymph 1708-17 Black chalk

Studies Figure Centaur Nymph 1708-17 Black chalk
Artokoloro

Background imageCentaur Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Battle, Between, Centaur, Triton, Artist, Formerly attributed

Drawings Prints, Print, Battle, Between, Centaur, Triton, Artist, Formerly attributed
Drawings and Prints, Print, Battle Between a Centaur and a Triton with a Triton, Artist, Formerly attributed to, Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto), Spanish, Jativa 1591-1652 Naples, Ribera

Background imageCentaur Collection: Studies decoration Library Palais Bourbon Paris

Studies decoration Library Palais Bourbon Paris
Artokoloro

Background imageCentaur Collection: Centaur Club Two Satyrs 1727-1804 Pen dark brown ink

Centaur Club Two Satyrs 1727-1804 Pen dark brown ink
Artokoloro

Background imageCentaur Collection: Centaur Young Satyr 1727-1804 Pen dark brown ink

Centaur Young Satyr 1727-1804 Pen dark brown ink
Artokoloro

Background imageCentaur Collection: Centaur Shield Two Satyresses 1727-1804 Pen

Centaur Shield Two Satyresses 1727-1804 Pen
Artokoloro

Background imageCentaur Collection: Centaur Satyr 1727-1804 Pen brown ink brush

Centaur Satyr 1727-1804 Pen brown ink brush
Artokoloro

Background imageCentaur Collection: THESEUS BATTLING CENTAUR. Woodcut, 1495

THESEUS BATTLING CENTAUR. Woodcut, 1495

Background imageCentaur Collection: THE PLANET JUPITER, 1482. An allegoric representation

THE PLANET JUPITER, 1482. An allegoric representation. Woodcut from Gaius Julius Hyginus Poeticon Astronomicon, Venice, Italy, 1482

Background imageCentaur Collection: Vent flowing cryogenic fuel on a Centaur rocket engine model

Vent flowing cryogenic fuel on a Centaur rocket engine model
Vent flowing cryogenic fuel and T/C Rake mounted on a 1/10 scale model Centaur in the l0 x l0 Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel. The fuel being used is liquid hydrogen

Background imageCentaur Collection: Robonaut 2 poses atop its new wheeled base, Centaur 2

Robonaut 2 poses atop its new wheeled base, Centaur 2, at the Johnson Space Center Planetary Analog Test Site. The Centaur base builds off of lessons learned through the Space Exploration Vehicle

Background imageCentaur Collection: Fire and smoke signal the liftoff of the Atlas V / Centaur launch vehicle

Fire and smoke signal the liftoff of the Atlas V / Centaur launch vehicle
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, June 18, 2009 - Fire and smoke signal the liftoff of the Atlas V/Centaur from Launch Complex 41

Background imageCentaur Collection: The Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS)

The Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) will help determine if there is water hidden in the permanently dark craters of one of the Moons poles by creating an impact plume that

Background imageCentaur Collection: Sagittarius is the ninth astrological sign of the Zodiac

Sagittarius is the ninth astrological sign of the Zodiac. Its symbol is the centaur archer

Background imageCentaur Collection: An United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off

An United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, June 18, 2009 -An United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket blasts off with the LRO/LRCOSS mission from Space Launch Complex-41

Background imageCentaur Collection: Titan trying to defeat a legion of magical and powerful creatures

Titan trying to defeat a legion of magical and powerful creatures

Background imageCentaur Collection: The Atlas V / Centaur arrives on the launch complex

The Atlas V / Centaur arrives on the launch complex
Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 14, 2009 - The Atlas V/Centaur nears Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida

Background imageCentaur Collection: An Atlas V rocket on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

An Atlas V rocket on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, rolled aboard their Atlas V rocket to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

Background imageCentaur Collection: Source Size = 3893 x 2200

Source Size = 3893 x 2200
The Ship " centaur, " of Calcutta, Lost on the Coast of Arabia

Background imageCentaur Collection: The Education of Achilles (see also 75741)

The Education of Achilles (see also 75741)
XIR75745 The Education of Achilles (see also 75741) by Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene (1798-1863); Assemblee Nationale, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Background imageCentaur Collection: The Education of Achilles (replica of the first sketch made for one of the four pendentives)

The Education of Achilles (replica of the first sketch made for one of the four pendentives)
XIR75741 The Education of Achilles (replica of the first sketch made for one of the four pendentives in the Coupole de la Poesie in the Chamber of Deputies)

Background imageCentaur Collection: Circle of Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish, 1591 - 1652), Battle between a Centaur and a Triton

Circle of Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish, 1591 - 1652), Battle between a Centaur and a Triton, etching on laid paper

Background imageCentaur Collection: Alphonse Legros, Centaur Carrying a Tree Trunk, French, 1837 - 1911, brown and green

Alphonse Legros, Centaur Carrying a Tree Trunk, French, 1837 - 1911, brown and green ink over graphite

Background imageCentaur Collection: Alphonse Legros, Centaur with Branches, French, 1837-1911, pen and brown ink on wove

Alphonse Legros, Centaur with Branches, French, 1837-1911, pen and brown ink on wove
Alphonse Legros, Centaur with Branches, French, 1837 - 1911, pen and brown ink on wove paper

Background imageCentaur Collection: Alphonse Legros, Centaur Woman, French, 1837 - 1911, pen and brown ink over graphite

Alphonse Legros, Centaur Woman, French, 1837 - 1911, pen and brown ink over graphite on wove paper

Background imageCentaur Collection: Monsters from the Nuremberg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel, published 1493

Monsters from the Nuremberg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel, published 1493
XJF444347 Monsters from the Nuremberg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel, published 1493 (woodcut) by Wolgemut or Wolgemuth, Michael (1434-1519) (workshop of); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCentaur Collection: The Centaur

The Centaur
THE CENTAUR

Background imageCentaur Collection: Illustration from Dantes Divine Comedy, Inferno, Canto XII: 55, 1921

Illustration from Dantes Divine Comedy, Inferno, Canto XII: 55, 1921
XOT361720 Illustration from Dantes Divine Comedy, Inferno, Canto XII: 55, 1921 (w/c on paper) by Bayros, Franz von (Choisy Le Conin) (1866-1924); Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Background imageCentaur Collection: CENTAUR BY COUNT D ORSAY

CENTAUR BY COUNT D ORSAY
" CENTAUR" BY COUNT D ORSAY

Background imageCentaur Collection: Pan and Syrinx, 1759

Pan and Syrinx, 1759
BAL72622 Pan and Syrinx, 1759 by Boucher, Francois (1703-70); 32.4x41.9 cm; National Gallery, London, UK; French, out of copyright

Background imageCentaur Collection: Athenian Attic black-figure panel-amphora type B with Heracles attacking the centaur

Athenian Attic black-figure panel-amphora type B with Heracles attacking the centaur
XOS1765684 Athenian Attic black-figure panel-amphora type B with Heracles attacking the centaur, 530-20 BC (terracotta) by Greek, (6th century BC); 34x22.1 cm; J

Background imageCentaur Collection: Athenian Attic black-figure neck amphora with Heracles and centaur, c. 480-60 BC

Athenian Attic black-figure neck amphora with Heracles and centaur, c. 480-60 BC
XOS1765682 Athenian Attic black-figure neck amphora with Heracles and centaur, c.480-60 BC (terracotta) by Greek, (5th century BC); 40.6x26.3 cm; J




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"The Mythical World of Centaurs: From Ancient Art to Modern Imagery" Step into the enchanting realm of centaurs, mythical creatures that have captivated our imaginations for centuries. In "The Last Caravan" by A. E. Bestall, a mesmerizing painting comes alive as a centaur gracefully navigates through a bustling village, leaving onlookers in awe. Arnold Bocklin's masterpiece, "Centaur at the Village Blacksmith, " showcases the fusion of man and horse in perfect harmony, highlighting their strength and elegance. The oil on canvas brings this captivating creature to life with every brushstroke. Travel back in time to ancient Greece with the Parthenon marbles' metope depicting an epic battle between humans and centaurs. These magnificent sculptures tell tales of bravery and conflict that have echoed throughout history. In Bertram Mills Circus, spectators gasp as they witness the astonishing spectacle of a majestic centaur prancing under colorful spotlights—a true marvel that blurs the line between reality and fantasy. Even greyhounds arriving at Wembley by car cannot resist being intrigued by these mythical beings. Their curious gazes hint at an unspoken connection between animals from different worlds. Discover unexpected beauty as you encounter a female centaur gracefully playing her harp—an ethereal melody echoing through enchanted forests, captivating all who hear it. Venture deep into mysterious labyrinths where fearsome centaurs guard hidden treasures—powerful guardians whose presence strikes both fear and fascination within us mere mortals. Look up to the night sky and find Sagittarius—the zodiac sign represented by a half-human half-horse archer—a symbol of courage, adventure, and untamed spirit soaring across constellations. Witness Chiron passing near Saturn—an extraordinary celestial encounter bridging mythology with astronomy—where two powerful forces converge in cosmic harmony. Ocyrrhoe.