Icon Centauri ex Licosthene


Renaissance woodcut of a centaur, half horse half human. From the 1642 book Monstrorum Historia by Ulisse Aldrovandi (Bologna, 1522-1605). He is considered the founder of modern Natural History.


Size: 3600px × 2400px
Location: Germany
Photo credit: © The Protected Art Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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