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The Return from the Hunt

Piero di Cosimo (Piero di Lorenzo di Piero d'Antonio)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Landscape with body of water and distant mountains under cloudy blue and grey sky. A tree line borders water on left side. Barren trees on right side. Group of nude people around boats on shore. People interacting with animals including a centaur, several horses, and a bull. A dead animal hangs from tree. A nude man walks towards group from left.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1494–1500
Medium:
Tempera and oil on wood
Dimensions:
599 × 267 px
Museum record:
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