Minerva sits at right beside an olive tree, armed with helmet, spear and shield; Neptune appears at left with trident and horses. A divine assembly and winged figures animate this elaborate later imagining of Athens’s foundation.
Source citation: Follower of Charles Le Brun (French, 1619-1690) or François Verdier (French, c. 1651-1730). Neptune and Minerva Discussing the Foundation of Athens. Undated (museum: n.d.). The Art Institute of Chicago. 1922.149. https://www.artic.edu/artworks/81152
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