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Mars and Minerva

Minerva stands beside a seated Mars among pale clouds, her raised gesture contrasting with his red drapery and burnished armor. A handsome color illustration of…

Minerva stands beside a seated Mars among pale clouds, her raised gesture contrasting with his red drapery and burnished armor. A handsome color illustration of wisdom in dialogue with warfare.

Source citation: Workshop of David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl. Mars and Minerva. 17th century; undated in the current museum record. Nationalmuseum, Stockholm. NMGrh 1914. https://collection.nationalmuseum.se/en/collection/item/40155/

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