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| Greek marble relief Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs Frieze-block from the Temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassai 420-400 BC, excavated in 1815 British Museum |
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| Greek marble relief Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs Frieze-block from the Temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassai 420-400 BC, excavated in 1815 British Museum |
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| Greek marble relief Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs Frieze-block from the Temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassai 420-400 BC, excavated in 1815 British Museum |
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| Greek marble relief Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs Frieze-block from the Temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassai 420-400 BC, excavated in 1815 British Museum |
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| Etruscan alabaster cinerary urn Relief of Centaurs bearing off Lapith women 300-100 BC British Museum |
The artifacts above are among rare survivors from the so-called Classical world. Below are drawings and prints copied from other such survivors as could be seen in early modern Europe. It is a distressing and even puzzling fact that many ancient sculptures and sarcophagus-reliefs and frescoes displayed and copied in the 15th and 16th centuries have not survived into our own age and are now (once again) declared to be "lost".
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| Amico Aspertini Bacchus in chariot drawn by Centaur ca. 1496-1510 drawing after lost antique relief British Museum |
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| Anonymous Italian artist Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs before 1500 drawing after antique relief once in the della Valle collection in Rome, now lost British Museum |
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| attributed to Pirro Ligorio Bacchus in chariot drawn by Centaurs ca. 1535-50 drawing after antique relief British Museum |
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| Battista Franco Bacchus and Ariadne in chariot pulled by musical Centaurs - Silenus with Satyrs and Bacchantes ca. 1549 engraving after antique relief in two registers British Museum |
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| Cassiano dal Pozzo Paper Museum Centaur and Satyr wrestling, Athletic Herm looking on - Pan carried by Cupids and Satyr ca. 1650 drawings after Roman sarcophagus relief British Museum |
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| Cassiano dal Pozzo Paper Museum Centaur with thyrsos, accompanied by Satyr, panther and nude man ca. 1650 drawing after Dionysiac relief British Museum |
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| Charles Townley (collector) Terracotta Campana relief - Theseus battling Centaur ca. 1768-1805 drawing, watercolor British Museum |
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| Edward Thomason Elgin Marbles series of medals - Lapith subdued by Centaur 1819-23 struck metal British Museum |
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| Giuseppe Cluny after Lodovico Mirri and Francesco Novelli Abduction of Hippodamia by Centaur Eurito 1802 etching and aquatint after ancient Roman fresco from the Baths of Titus British Museum |