The Centaur and the Faun

A bronze sculpture of a faun fighting with a centauress by Augustin Courtet created in 1849, located in the Parc de la Tête d’Or in his hometown of Lyon, France. Known locally as “La Centauresse et le faune”, the statue depicts a faun looking up into the face of a centauress surrounded by fruits, wine and the weapons of the battle.