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Centaur
Centaur
Centauromachy, tondo of an Attic red-figure kylix, c. 480 BC
Centauromachy, tondo of an Attic red-figure kylix, c. 480 BC
"Battle of Centaurs and Wild Beasts" is estimated to have been made between 120 and 130 A.D. for the dining-room of Hadrian's Villa . The mosaic now r
"Battle of Centaurs and Wild Beasts" is estimated to have been made between 120 and 130 A.D. for the dining-room of Hadrian's Villa . The mosaic now resides in the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin in Germany.
Painting by Sebastiano Ricci, of centaurs at the marriage of Pirithous, king of the Lapithae
Painting by Sebastiano Ricci, of centaurs at the marriage of Pirithous, king of the Lapithae
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The Fall of Ixion by Cornelis van Haarlem
The Fall of Ixion by Cornelis van Haarlem
Punishment of Ixion: in the center is Mercury holding the caduceus and on the right Juno sits on her throne. Behind her Iris stands and gestures. On t
Punishment of Ixion: in the center is Mercury holding the caduceus and on the right Juno sits on her throne. Behind her Iris stands and gestures. On the left is Vulcan (blond figure) standing behind the wheel, manning it, with Ixion already tied to it. Nephele sits at Mercury's feet; a Roman fresco from the eastern wall of the triclinium in the House of the Vettii, Pompeii, Fourth Style (60–79 AD).
Ixion by Jules-Elie Delaunay, 1876
Ixion by Jules-Elie Delaunay, 1876
José Ribera's grittily realistic Ixion, 1632 (Museo del Prado).
José Ribera's grittily realistic Ixion, 1632 (Museo del Prado).