Sacred Athena

Minerva triumphs before Olympus

A dramatic ceiling-design panorama with strong dark-blue and gold contrasts. The goddess appears at right among the assembled gods, beneath winged Victory; the…

A dramatic ceiling-design panorama with strong dark-blue and gold contrasts. The goddess appears at right among the assembled gods, beneath winged Victory; the shaped design adds an unusual graphic rhythm.

Source citation: Isidore Alexandre Augustin Pils. Minerva triumphs before Olympus. ca. 1872. Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris. P2754. https://www.parismuseescollections.paris.fr/fr/musee-carnavalet/oeuvres/minerve-combattant-la-force-brutale-devant-l-olympe-reuni

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