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Minerva joins the Hydra fight

A forceful near-square Renaissance drawing: the helmeted goddess drives into a tight tangle of heroes, weapons and serpent coils. White highlights give the figures…

A forceful near-square Renaissance drawing: the helmeted goddess drives into a tight tangle of heroes, weapons and serpent coils. White highlights give the figures sculptural depth on the blue-grey sheet.

Source citation: Paolo Farinati. Minerva joins the Hydra fight. Undated; artist’s lifetime 1524–1606. Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK), Copenhagen. KKSgb8421. https://open.smk.dk/artwork/image/KKSgb8421

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