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Minerva and Arachne

A clearly readable Arachne image: Minerva gestures toward the hanging spider and web, with textile work in the room. Suits weaving, divine authority, competition…

A clearly readable Arachne image: Minerva gestures toward the hanging spider and web, with textile work in the room. Suits weaving, divine authority, competition and metamorphosis.

Source citation: Jean Lepautre. Minerva and Arachne. published 1676. National Gallery of Art, Washington. 1988.49.2. https://www.nga.gov/artworks/70435-minerva-changing-arachne-spider

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