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Hercules Slaying a Centaur

Giambologna
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Alternative Title
Hercules and Nessus
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/133038
Date
1595-1600
Description
Close frontal view looking up; Giambologna set to work on his last autograph marble carving, which also had an equine component, for it depicted Hercules Slaying a Centaur (1595-1600; Florence, Loggia Lanzi). It originally stood on a street corner and was set high on a pedestal, which conditioned the way in which it was to be viewed--it must have looked more imposing than it does in its present location. The vigorous torsions of the bodies of victor and victim, the compressed springing of the horse-body and the excited thrashing of the tail (which is daringly undercut) build up a highly dramatic composition. Indeed, it was a proto-Baroque sculpture that was to be influential on Bernini. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 12/9/2007)
Type of Work
sculpture (visual work)
Subject
mythology (Classical), Baroque
Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only
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