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Minerva (Roman deity)

Images

  • A mathematician draws a semi-circle while Minerva watches over him. Engraving by R. Sadeler, 1591, after M. de Vos.
  • Minerva, as goddess of the arts, shaking hands with Italia; behind them Mercury, the messenger god. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1789, after Burney.
  • An allegory celebrating Dutch painters. Engraving by J.A. Pierron after P. Peyron.
  • The discovery of herbal medicines, their transport by ship from the East Indies and their presentation to the pagan deities. Engraving after Adolf van der Laan, 1741.
  • The arts of Minerva reduce the power of Time to end life, but death from old age or from plague still exists. Engraving by G. Glover, 1639.
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Catalogue

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    Minerva with a trophy. Engraving by A. Campanella after A. von Maron, 1781.

    Maron, Anton von, 1733-1808. | Date: 1786 | Reference: 662828i
    Part of: Wall paintings from the Villa Negroni (Montalto), Rome
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    Minerva [Athene]. Etching, 18--.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899] | Reference: 2855744i
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    Minerva, as goddess of the arts, shaking hands with Italia; behind them Mercury, the messenger god. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1789, after Burney.

    | Date: 31 Jan[uar]y 1789 | Reference: 39070i
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    Daedalus pushes his nephew Perdix off the top of a tower: as he falls, Perdix is transformed by Minerva into a partridge. Engraving by W. Walker after C. Eisen.

    Eisen, Charles, 1720-1778. | Date: [between 1770 and 1779?] | Reference: 3020406i
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    The discovery of herbal medicines, their transport by ship from the East Indies and their presentation to the pagan deities. Engraving after Adolf van der Laan, 1741.

    Laan, Adolf van der, active 1717-1740. | Date: [1741?] | Reference: 93i
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