The Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs
oil on canvas
73 x 84 inches
price: 28,000.
The battle depicted here takes place between the Lapiths and the Centaurs at the wedding feast of Pirithous to Hippodamia. Pirithous, the king of the Lapiths, had long clashed with the neighboring Centaurs. To extend peace, Pirithous invited the Centaurs to the wedding. Some of the Centaurs over-indulged at the event and when the bride was presented, she aroused the intoxicated Centaur Eurytion so much so that he leapt up and tried to carry her away. This led not only to a clash at the festivities, but became a year long battle before the Centaurs were finally defeated and expelled from Thessaly.
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