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According to Greek mythology, the Chimera or "She-Goat" was a monstrous, fire-breathing hybrid creature of Lycia in Anatolia created by the binding of multiple animal parts to create a singular unnatural creature. As the offspring of Typhon and Echidna, the Chimera ravaged the lands of Lycia at a disastrous pace. [4]
The Chimera of Arezzo is one of the best known pieces of Etruscan sculpture to survive from antiquity. Discovered near the Porta San Lorentino of Arezzo, Italy (ancient Arretium) in 1553, the statue was added to the collection of Cosimo I de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany in the sixteenth century and is currently housed in the Museo ...
The Chimera of Arezzo is a bronze statue sculpted by the Etruscans of northern and central Italy during the 5th-4th century BCE. The creature is the fire-breathing monster from Greek mythology which has the head of a lion, tail of a snake, and a goat's head protruding from its back.
It features the magnificent Chimaera of Arezzo, a large-scale Etruscan bronze statue on loan from the National Archaeological Museum in Florence. With a selection of pottery, coins, gems, and other objects, the exhibition explores the life and afterlife of an Etruscan icon.
A vicious mythic beast, the Chimera is a terrifying mix of animals—that even attacks itself. The Chimera of Arezzo is one of the best known pieces of Etruscan sculpture to survive from antiquity.
Today, the Chimera of Arezzo is one of the best known pieces of surviving bronze sculpture of the Etruscan period. Why the hybrid beast? A chimera is a legendary, fire-breathing creature of Greek mythology that came from Lycia in Asia Minor.
The Chimera of Arezzo is an ancient Etruscan bronze sculpture dating back to the 4th century BCE, depicting a mythical creature that is a composite of multiple animals, including a lion, goat, and snake.