Title:
Pallas and the Centaur (Minerva and the Centaur), by Sandro Filipepi Known as Botticelli, 1482-1483 about, 15th Century, tempera on canvas, cm 205 x 147,5
Caption:
Italy, Tuscany, Florence, Uffizi Gallery. Detail. Close up of a woman, armed with a halberd, wearing a green cloak, crown of entwined branches and clothes adorned with diamond ring motifs, seizes a lock of hair of the Centaur, armed with bow and arrows. The scene is set in a meadow surrounded by a fence with a rock formation projecting like a cornice. In the background is a large pool of water, a ship and hills. Authorization required for non editorial use.
Location:
Italy, Tuscany, Florence, Uffizi Gallery,