Stefano Trapanese (1963) - Pallade e il centauro (Pallas and centaur)

Stefano Trapanese is a LEADER ARTIST in the province of Salerno (Italy) and reliably ranks in the TOP10 of NATIONAL PROFILE MASTERS (source PitturiAmo.com).

The subject of this painting is, as a representation, solely that of “Pallas and the Centaur” (tempera on panel 207×148 cm) by Sandro Botticelli, datable to about 1482–1483 and kept in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. In the photos, a reproduction of that painting.
The inspiration, in an entirely original interpretation by Master Trapanese, thus arises from Botticelli’s painting.
The mythological subject develops a Neoplatonist theme. Based on philosophical thought, supported by some writings of Marsilio Ficino, the scene could be considered as the Allegory of Reason, of which the goddess who conquers impulsiveness depicted by the centaur represents, a mythological creature half man and half beast. According to Ficino’s own maxim, “Beast ours, id est sensus; man ours, id est ratio,” which explains its dual nature in the lower half, equine, the impulsiveness of the beast and in the upper, human, the faculty of reason, tamed by Minerva–Reason. Other symbolic readings have spoken of the contrast between Chastity and Lust, Humility and Pride, Reason and Instinct.
The painting is set in a lightly black minimalist frame. The frame is 2 cm wide on each side (see photo).
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