Combat of Centaurs and Lapiths

Prints and Drawings

1550/1572

Etienne Delaune
French, 1518/19-c.1583

In this delicately rendered engraving by Etienne Delaune, violence is often undercut by humorous moments. In the Combat of the Lapiths and Centaurs, some of the centaurs use cups and candlesticks for weapons. The fine lines of the engraving allowed the artist to create quite a bit of detail on a small scale.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Étienne Delaune
Title: Combat of Centaurs and Lapiths
Place: France (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Artist's working dates 1540–1583
Medium: Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Image/plate: 6.7 × 22.1 cm (2 11/16 × 8 3/4 in.); Sheet: 36.1 × 26.6 cm (14 1/4 × 10 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: The Charles Deering Collection
Reference Number: 1927.2705
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