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Wounded Centaur

Johannes Josephus Aarts · 1881 - 1934 · etching; roulette; intaglio printmaking technique; Japanese paper (handmade paper)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

A centaur, a creature from Greek mythology with the head and torso of a human and the body of a horse, has sunk into the ground with his hooves. He grips the person on his back, who holds a stick with a sharp point. Behind them is a rocky landscape sparsely covered with trees.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print centaurs pain mountains

Credit lineGewonde centaur. 1881 - 1934. Johannes Josephus Aarts. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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