Sacred Art & Iconography
Bellerophon and Pegasus (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2013.555)
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk or graphite, Bertel Thorvaldsen, ca. 1790 to 1844, Metropolitan Museum of Art 2013.555
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A drawing in pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk or graphite titled "Bellerophon and Pegasus," by the Danish neoclassical sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen, ca. 1790 to 1844. Bellerophon is the Corinthian hero of Greek myth who tamed the winged horse Pegasus with a golden bridle given by Athena and rode him to slay the Chimera. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Drawings and Prints department, under accession 2013.555.
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Date of Creation Attributed To Subject Matter
Depicted SubjectBellerophon, the Greek hero who tamed the winged horse Pegasus 1 Custody
Current LocationThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1 Current CustodianThe Metropolitan Museum of Art 1 Custody HistoryHarry G. Sperling Fund, 2013 1 Attributions
TraditionGreek and Roman mythology, received through European Neoclassical art 1 Physical Form
MediumPen and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk or graphite 1 DimensionsSheet: 6 5/8 × 4 15/16 in. (16.8 × 12.6 cm) 1 Rights and Reproduction
Reproduction and CopyrightThe Metropolitan Museum of Art has designated this work as being in the public domain and makes it available through its Open Access policy; no permission is required for reproduction. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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This source names Athena directly: "Pegasus with a golden bridle given by Athena and rode him to slay the Chimera."
This source names Athena directly: "Pegasus with a golden bridle given by Athena and rode him to slay the Chimera."
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The Met's own title for this drawing names the subject outright, "Bellerophon and Pegasus," a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.
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