03 — ARTWORK
Nessus Abducting Deianira
- MEDIUM
- Sardonyx, mounted in gold as a pendant, 405 x 480 mm
- TYPE
- Mythological
PALETTE
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- FILE
- 1300 × 1107 px · JPEG
COMMENTARY
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The centaur Nessus, midstream, is carrying the protesting Deianira, wife of Hercules, at the very moment that Hercules, standing on the riverbank facing them, fires the arrow that will kill him. Girometti repeated a relief by the Danish Neoclassical sculptor Thorvaldsen. Girometti signed the cameoSmall relief made from gems, glass, ceramics, or shell having layers of different colours and carved so that the design stands out in one colour against a background in another. in Greek.
OTHER WORKS BY GIUSEPPE GIROMETTI
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Nessus Abducting Deianira by GIROMETTI, Giuseppe},
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date = {2026-09-13},
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}ACCESSED 2026-09-13. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.