Achilles taking leave of Thetis and Chiron

Unknown (Italian)


Item type:
numismatic
Date of creation:
early 16th century
Diameter:
5.6 cm  (2 3/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
bronze

    Item location

  • National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC)
    [Museum inv. no.: 1957.14.232]

Description

Centaur playing lyre.

Iconclass

95A(ACHILLES)123
Thetis hands Achilles over to Chiron, the centaur

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lyre [3501]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

3899