Sacred Athena

Goltzius and the learned Minerva

Seated Minerva unites spear, owl and gorgoneion with instruments of music and visual art; a strong single-image summary of learned Renaissance Athena.

Seated Minerva unites spear, owl and gorgoneion with instruments of music and visual art; a strong single-image summary of learned Renaissance Athena.

Source citation: Hendrick Goltzius. Goltzius and the learned Minerva. 1596. National Gallery of Art, Washington. 2012.92.63. https://www.nga.gov/artworks/131894-minerva

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