Enea Vico
Italian, 1523-1567
Combat of the Lapiths and Centaurs
INV-8025
Enea Vico
Italian, 1523-15671542
Combat of the Lapiths and Centaurs
Enea Vico Italian, 1523-1567 →engravingprint
Date
1542
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
29.2 × 41.6 cm (11 1/2 × 16 7/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collections
Theseus was a great Athenian mythological hero. In one chivalric tale about his life, he was a guest at the wedding of Pirithous, king of the Lapiths. The centaurs, relatives of the bride, also came to the feast; they became intoxicated and seized the women in attendance. Here Theseus draws his sword in an attempt to rescue the captive bride and drive the centaurs away, a feat he ultimately accomplished.
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