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The Abduction of Hippodameia by the French sculptor
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887) is a classical subject blended with violent emotion, sensuality, and raw animal power.
The source of the subject is from
Greek mythology: During the wedding of
Hippodameia and
Pelops, the barbaric
centaurs who had been invited became wildly intoxicated, attacking the other guests and even the hosts. The
centaurs were eventually tamed, and order restored.
Carrier-Belleuse portrays the callous over-powerment of the rearing
centaur clutching the weakened body of the ill-fated bride through an intricate, open composition of cross-angles and twisting forms. The theme was often featured in ancient times, as seen in the architectural sculptures at the great
Temple of Zeus at
Olympia (site of the original
Olympics) and at the
Parthenon in
Athens. Carrier-Belleuse's interpretation focuses on the ruthlessness of beastly desire.
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