Strijd tussen Lapithen en Centauren, Peter Paul Rubens, 1608 - 1610

Title(s)

Strijd tussen Lapithen en Centauren

Object type

• drawing

Object number

RP-T-1899-A-4302

Description

Hercules bevrijdt Deïanira uit de handen van Nessus / Hippodamea bevrijdt van haar ontvoerder Eurytion.

Artist

• draughtsman: Peter Paul Rubens
• draughtsman: Anthony van Dyck (rejected attribution)

Dating

1608 - 1610

Material

• paper
• deck paint
• ink

Technique

pen / brush

Measurements

height 159 mm × width 182 mm

What

• the centaur Eurytion tries to carry off Hippodamia, the bride
• Hercules shoots Nessus, the centaur, who attempts to carry off Deianira
• the centaur Eurytion, while being entertained by King Dexamenus, is attacked by Hercules, who seizes Deianira, the king's daughter

Acquisition

purchase Dec-1899

Copyright

Public domain