‌古希腊帕特农神庙雕塑

帕特农神庙的雕刻装饰包括九十二个墙面，展示了神话般的战争场景。神庙南侧的一系列作品展示了人类拉皮泰人与半人马的殊死搏斗。半人马一半是人，一半是马，因此他们的本性既有文明的一面，也有野蛮的一面。邻近的希腊部落拉皮特人在半人马国王佩里图斯的婚宴上犯了一个错误，给半人马喝了酒。半人马试图强奸这些妇女，他们的首领欧律提翁试图夺走新娘。随后发生了一场全面的战斗，拉皮特人最终取得了胜利。 图中，年轻的拉皮人用一只手从后面抓住半人马，同时准备用另一只手进行攻击。构图完美平衡，主角们围绕着一个由拉皮斯斗篷的层叠褶皱填充的中心空间向相反的方向拉动。

The sculpted decoration of the Parthenon included ninety-two metopes showing scenes of mythical battle. Those on the south flank of thetempleincluded a series featuring human Lapiths in mortal combat with Centaurs. The Centaurs were part-man and part-horse, thus having a civil and a savage side to their nature. The Lapiths, a neighbouring Greek tribe, made the mistake of giving the Centaurs wine at the marriage feast of their king, Peirithoos. The Centaurs attempted to rape the women, with their leader Eurytion trying to carry off the bride. A general battle ensued, with the Lapiths finally victorious.

Here a young Lapith holds a Centaur from behind with one hand, while preparing to deliver a blow with the other. The composition is perfectly balanced, with the protagonists pulling in opposite directions, around a central space filled by the cascading folds of the Lapith's cloak.