Theseus Slaying the Centaur Bienor (or Hercules Slaying the Centaur Eurytion)

c. 1573

Willem Danielsz van Tetrode

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Willem Danielsz van Tetrode

Artist, Dutch, active second half 16th century

The sculpture depicts a scene with a bearded male figure and a centaur. The man is standing over the centaur with both arms raised, holding a club. The centaur, with a human torso and horse body, is rearing and leaning backward, with a tense expression. The sculpture has a bronze appearance with metallic sheen and golden highlights, showcasing realistic musculature and hair details on both figures.

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2004

  • Radcliffe, Anthony and Nicholas Penny. Art of the Renaissance Bronze, 1500-1650. London, 2004: 122-123, 130-135, repro. no. 21.

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