Pallas and the Centaur

Artist: Sandro Botticelli
Artwork: Pallas and the Centaur
Description: The painting depicts the myth of Pallas and the Centaur. In the myth, the centaur Nessus tries to abduct Deianira, the wife of Heracles. Heracles shoots Nessus with a poisoned arrow, and as Nessus dies, he tricks Deianira into giving Heracles a shirt soaked in his blood. The blood of Nessus is poisonous, and when Heracles puts on the shirt, it burns him alive.
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