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Uomo e Centauro

ca. 750 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 151
Metà uomo e metà cavallo, il mitico centauro si credeva vivesse in remote foreste. In molte opere d’arte greche, i centauri sono rappresentati nell’atto di combattere con esseri umani e, implicitamente, costituivano l’antitesi dell’uomo civilizzato. L’interpretazione classica del soggetto, che si può ad esempio ammirare nelle metope del Partenone ad Atene, viene rispecchiata pienamente in questa statuetta di bronzo. L’esito della lotta viene suggerito dall’estremità dell’asta visibile nel fianco sinistro del centauro e dall’altezza superiore dell’uomo.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Uomo e Centauro
  • Data: Metà dell'VIII secolo a.C.
  • Cultura: Grecia
  • Materiale e tecnica: Bronzo
  • Dimensioni: Alt. 11,1 cm
  • Crediti: Dono di J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Numero d'inventario: 17.190.2072
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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