Sacred Athena

David studies a statue of Minerva

A spare, pale drawing of a helmeted standing goddess with drapery, staff and round object. Useful beside an ancient sculptural plate to show how neoclassical…

A spare, pale drawing of a helmeted standing goddess with drapery, staff and round object. Useful beside an ancient sculptural plate to show how neoclassical artists studied antiquity.

Source citation: Jacques-Louis David. David studies a statue of Minerva. 1775–1780. National Gallery of Art, Washington. 1998.105.1.ccc. https://www.nga.gov/artworks/107098-statue-minerva

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