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Mythical centaurs fought with the Lapiths

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Greece. Metope of the Parthenon (5th century BC). Scene from the Centauromachy. Mythical centaurs fought with the Lapiths. The combat took place during the wedding celebrations of Pirithous, King of the Lapiths, at which the drunken centaurs attempted to abduct the wives of their hosts. This relief depicts the abduction of a Lapith woman by one of the centaurs. By Phidias (490-432 BC). From Athens. Louvre Museum. Paris, France.

Date

01 janv. 1990

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG21A07_214

Model release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

59,9Mo (3,3Mo) / 41,4cm x 36,3cm / 4884 x 4290 (300dpi)

Mots clés

woman 5th Century B.C. 5th century BC Ancient Greece Athens Centauromachy France Greece Greek Greeks Lapiths Louvre Museum Paris Parthenon Pheidias Phidias Pirithous South facade Tenth metope abducted abducting abduction ancient age ancient greeks antiquity art centaur combat creature creatures doric drunken female fight fighting frieze high relief history marble metope museum myth mythological mythology relief scene sculpture woman