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Frescoes from the Villa Stati-Mattei

Baldassarre Tommaso Peruzzi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A black and white image depicts a fresco. The circular fresco features a centaur with a human upper body and a horse's lower body. The centaur faces left and aims a bow and arrow. The figure has curly hair and two small horns on top of their head. They are shirtless. The background of the fresco is a mottled grey color. The circular design has a border. The fresco appears to have signs of aging.

Artwork details

Medium:
Fresco, transferred to canvas
Dimensions:
599 × 613 px
Museum record:
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