• Bertel Thorvaldsen

  1770-1844

Chiron Gives Achilles a Lesson in Spear-Throwing

• Production Date

  Beginning of 1837

• Type of Work / Object

  Sculpture > Relief

• Location

  • Denmark > Copenhagen > Thorvaldsens Museum > Stairwell

• Inventory Number

  A488

• Catalogue Number

  A488

• Catalogue Level / Collection

  Thorvaldsen's Art > Thorvaldsen's Sculptures (A)

Motif / Theme

• Animal > Mythological animals > Centaur > Chiron
• Human > Man > Achilles
• Theme > Skill > Javelin throw

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