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Etching of a centaur raising a club against a triton on a shore, with a second centaur embracing a nereid in the background.

A centaur fighting a triton on a sea shore, while in the background another centaur is embraced by a nereid. Etching attributed to J. de Ribera.

An etching showing a centaur in the foreground raising a club-like branch above a struggling triton, while a muscular figure grapples at right. In the background, another centaur embraces a nereid beside rocky shoreline and waves under a cloudy sky.

Artist
Jusepe de Ribera
Date
1600-1699
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2810 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1699.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Centauro luchando con un tritón en la orilla del mar

Un aguafuerte que muestra en primer plano a un centauro que levanta una rama como porra sobre un tritón forcejeando, mientras una figura musculosa lucha a la derecha. Al fondo, otro centauro abraza a una nereida junto a una costa rocosa y olas bajo un cielo nublado.

Português: Centauro lutando com um tritão na beira do mar

Uma gravura que mostra, em primeiro plano, um centauro erguendo um galho como clava sobre um tritão que se debate, enquanto uma figura musculosa luta à direita. Ao fundo, outro centauro abraça uma nereida junto a uma costa rochosa e ondas sob um céu nublado.

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