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Il Centauro di Gian Bologna, Sculpture of Hercules and the centaur Nessus after Giambologna, Firenze, photograph, number: '3084', address: 'GIACOMO BROGI, FOTOGRAFO-EDITORE, FIRENZE, LUNG ARNO DELLE GRAZIE 15', photographer: Giacomo Brogi, Florence, publisher: Edizioni Brogi, after sculpture by Giambologna, 1864 - 1881, Giambologna, after sculpture by, Tuscany, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 470 mm x width 350 mm, piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture, Loggia dei Lanzi, A pale stone sculpture of two muscular male figures and a horse is shown against a dark background, with one man seated on the horse and leaning forward while gripping the other man's arm, the seated man holding a cylindrical club aloft with a tense arm and a bearded face turned downward, the other man bent backward across the horse with a contorted face and curly hair, the horse's head lowered and legs visible beneath the figures, all positioned on a carved rocky base atop a rectangular plinth.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Keywords

Il Centauro di Gian Bologna Sculpture Hercules centaur Nessus Giambologna Firenze photograph number 3084 address Giacomo Brogi Fotografo-Editore Lung Arno Delle Grazie 15 photographer Florence publisher Edizioni Brogi sculpture 1864 - 1881 Tuscany pasteboard paper albumen print height 470 mm x width 350 mm piece reproduction Loggia dei Lanzi pale stone sculpture two muscular male figures horse shown dark background man seated leaning forward gripping man's arm seated man holding cylindrical club aloft tense arm bearded face turned downward man bent backward across contorted face curly hair horse's head lowered legs visible beneath figures positioned carved rocky base atop rectangular plinth