Pallas and the Centaur
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Summary
Pallas and the Centaur is a painting[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,566 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Sandro Botticelli[3]
- Country: Italy[4]
- Movement: Early Renaissance[5]
- Genre: mythological painting[6]
- Based on: Greek mythology[7]
- Part of the series: mythological paintings by Botticelli[8]
- Depicts: Minerva[9], centaur[10]
- Made from material: oil paint[11]
- Collection: Uffizi Gallery[12]
- Inventory number: 00188558[13]
- Location: Uffizi Gallery[14]
- Commons category: Pallas and Centaur (Botticelli)[15]
- Catalog code: 164[16]
- Inception: 1482[17]
- Described at URL: https://www.uffizi.it/opere/minerva-e-il-centauro[18]
- Depicts Iconclass notation: 92L7[19], 92C2[20]
- Title: Pallade e il centauro[21]
- Pendant of: Primavera[22]
- Height: 205 cm[23]
- Width: 147.5 cm[24]
- Copyright status: public domain[25]
Why It Matters
Pallas and the Centaur has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]