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This is a drawing of a centaur presenting a child to a standing figure. The image depicts a mythical scene with the centaur extending an arm towards the human figure who is holding the child. The scene is set in a natural environment with trees in the background and a building to the side. The composition shows rich texture and detailed anatomy of the figures, created through cross-hatching.
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This is a drawing of a centaur presenting a child to a standing figure. The image depicts a mythical scene with the centaur extending an arm towards the human figure who is holding the child. The scene is set in a natural environment with trees in the background and a building to the side. The composition shows rich texture and detailed anatomy of the figures, created through cross-hatching.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Apollo Entrusting Chiron with the Education of Asclepius

Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, after Hendrick Goltzius

Date
1589
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 18.5 x 26 cm (7 5/16 x 10 1/4 in.), cut to platemark
Classification
Print
Accession number
2011.139.133
Credit line
Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book 2 (plate 15)

Subjects and terms

  • figure
  • Baby
  • Sky
  • Man
  • Building
Provenance

Dr. Edward Peart, London (1756 or 1758 - 1826) (Lugt 892).Leo Steinberg, New York (1920-2011); Estate of Leo Steinberg; gift to NGA, 2011

Inscription

in plate, across lower edge: Inuntem sobolem, nec sonte Coronide, Apollo / Parte viro tradit, parteq tradit equo / Chironis tandem, post dicta oracla, biformis / Paulatium formam filia sumit eque

NGA object ID 156154. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.