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Minerva encouraging the state

Minerva appears beside a fruiting tree and flaming altar, with civic heraldic shield. A vivid small-format example of the goddess reused for political legitimacy…

Minerva appears beside a fruiting tree and flaming altar, with civic heraldic shield. A vivid small-format example of the goddess reused for political legitimacy and public memory.

Source citation: Johann Christian Marmé. Minerva encouraging the state. 1747. National Gallery of Art, Washington. 2001.131.3.b. https://www.nga.gov/artworks/123255-minerva-encouraging-state-reverse

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