Hey dear community, at the beginning I would like to welcome you all to my new post and hope you had a day that was full of positive experiences! In this article, I would like to discuss a historical topic and hope you are able to expand your knowledge.
You can see here a replica of Chimera of Arezzo which is a mythical creature and one of the best-known statues from antiquity which was created by the Etruscans and the creature has the body and head of a lion and also the tail of a snake that is currently fighting with a goat. The model was the Greek mythology where Chimera is often depicted differently and this representation from a lion, goat and snake can be traced back to the Greek author Homer and according to legends it had supernatural abilities and could spit fire and there are also other traditions where this being is depicted with more heads. In the Greek mythology, the Chimera was a being which drove its mischief and the order was given to kill it and since this was not so easily possible, the god of the sea Poseidon came up with the idea of attacking the being from the air and here the winged horse Pegasus came into play which managed to defeat the Chimera. This work of art is a good example of metal art of the Etruscans and when people found the original work they were still relatively unsure what exactly it should represent and only in the 16th century was found out by the Italian artist Giorgio Vasari (1511 - 1574) that it is the Chimera and this replica presents the original which was probably created between the 5th and 4th century BC and the original was found near the city of Arezzo, which is why the bronze figure was also named after the place of discovery.
Thanks a lot for the visit and I hope you could learn something new about history! I captured these pictures with my Camera Sony Alpha 6000 plus 55-210 mm lens.