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centauromachy

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Cen`tau`rom´a`chy
n.1.(Ancient Art) A fight in which centaurs take part, - a common theme for relief sculpture, as in the Parthenon metopes.

centauromachy
battle between centaurs or between centaurs and men.
See also: Mythology


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In one room of the new GCA we came upon dozens of plaster casts: parts of the Parthenon Frieze, a Centauromachy, a candelabrum attributed to Michelangelo--examples of every period of Western art.
 
 
 
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