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Minerva Athena Collection

"Minerva Athena: The Wise and Powerful Goddess of Ancient Greece" In this captivating collection of images, we catch glimpses of the legendary Minerva Athena

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Athena guiding Telemachus in his search for Odysseus (colour litho)

Athena guiding Telemachus in his search for Odysseus (colour litho)
7201988 Athena guiding Telemachus in his search for Odysseus (colour litho) by Bonamy, Armand Joseph (fl.1900-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athena, disguised as Mentor)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Ancient Greece: Athens, Acropolis - Parthenon, 1866 (coloured engraving)

Ancient Greece: Athens, Acropolis - Parthenon, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702532 Ancient Greece: Athens, Acropolis - Parthenon, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Athena, Roman sculpture after the Greek Athena Parthenos by Phidias

Athena, Roman sculpture after the Greek Athena Parthenos by Phidias, made for the Parthenon between 447 and 432 BC
AIS5374925 Athena, Roman sculpture after the Greek Athena Parthenos by Phidias, made for the Parthenon between 447 and 432 BC, detail

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: The Roman goddess Pallas, Palade, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy

The Roman goddess Pallas, Palade, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy
7278216 The Roman goddess Pallas, Palade, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Roman goddess Pallas, Palade, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: The immortality of Nelson, 1807 (oil on canvas)

The immortality of Nelson, 1807 (oil on canvas)
7337998 The immortality of Nelson, 1807 (oil on canvas) by West, Benjamin (1738-1820); 90.8x76.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: The Apotheosis by Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)

The Apotheosis by Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)
MMM5481976 The Apotheosis by Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) by West, Benjamin (1738-1820) (after); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: The apotheosis of Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Statue of Athena

Statue of Athena
7287191 Statue of Athena; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of Athena, first half of the second century AD. Copy of the Artemis sculpted by praxyteles around 330-332 BC)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Statue of Athena

Statue of Athena
7287210 Statue of Athena.; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of Athena. Roman sculture dating on the 1st century AD. Copy of 3 rd century BC Hellenistic original)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Statue of Minerva, probably 5th century BC (stone)

Statue of Minerva, probably 5th century BC (stone)
6384286 Statue of Minerva, probably 5th century BC (stone); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Statue of Minerva, probably 5th century BC)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Athena group (relief)

Athena group (relief)
3480569 Athena group (relief); (add.info.: Athena group, Relief from the Pergamon Altar, reconstructed in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Athena, Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy

Athena, Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384450 Athena, Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Athena, Ludovisi collection)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Royal Geographical Society Prize Medal, 1835, awarded to Captain George Back (1796-1878)

Royal Geographical Society Prize Medal, 1835, awarded to Captain George Back (1796-1878), 1835 (silver)
MMM5477684 Royal Geographical Society Prize Medal, 1835, awarded to Captain George Back (1796-1878), 1835 (silver) by Wyon, William (1795-1851); National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: The apotheosis of Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), c.1805-18 (oil on canvas)

The apotheosis of Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), c.1805-18 (oil on canvas)
MMM5464056 The apotheosis of Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), c.1805-18 (oil on canvas) by Legrand, Pierre Nicolas (1758-1829); National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Athena Nike in front of the Acropolis of Athens - Illustrated sticker for the International

Athena Nike in front of the Acropolis of Athens - Illustrated sticker for the International Olympic Games in Athens
LEG4339423 Athena Nike in front of the Acropolis of Athens - Illustrated sticker for the International Olympic Games in Athens (Greece)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Statue of Minerva sitting restored in Rome (sculpture)

Statue of Minerva sitting restored in Rome (sculpture)
YOU4419190 Statue of Minerva sitting restored in Rome (sculpture); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Statue of Minerva sitting restored in Rome)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Greek civilization, 6th century b.C. Red-figure pottery. Vase depicting Ulysses, Athena and Nausicaa

Greek civilization, 6th century b.C. Red-figure pottery. Vase depicting Ulysses, Athena and Nausicaa
AIS5389347 Greek civilization, 6th century b.C. Red-figure pottery. Vase depicting Ulysses, Athena and Nausicaa; Staatliche Antikensammlung und Glyptothek, Munich, Germany; © Iberfoto

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Greek mythology: the Judgment of Paris (relief)

Greek mythology: the Judgment of Paris (relief)
IMB4822540 Greek mythology: the Judgment of Paris (relief); (add.info.: Greek mythology: the Judgment of Paris. The shepherd Paris must choose the most beautiful of the three goddesses from Aphrodite)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Pallas and the centaur, 1482-85 circa, (tempera on canvas)

Pallas and the centaur, 1482-85 circa, (tempera on canvas)
7146325 Pallas and the centaur, 1482-85 circa, (tempera on canvas) by Botticelli, Sandro (Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi) (1444/5-1510); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Statue of Minerva (Palladium), 1st half of the 2nd century AD (marble)

Statue of Minerva (Palladium), 1st half of the 2nd century AD (marble)
7146893 Statue of Minerva (Palladium), 1st half of the 2nd century AD (marble) by Roman, (2nd century); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Statue of Minerva (Palladium)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Golden finger ring with Athena head, 3rd century BC (gold, punched)

Golden finger ring with Athena head, 3rd century BC (gold, punched)
1070582 Golden finger ring with Athena head, 3rd century BC (gold, punched) by Greek school, (3rd century BC); 2.9369xx cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Statue of Minerva, first century AD (marble)

Statue of Minerva, first century AD (marble)
7146660 Statue of Minerva, first century AD (marble) by Roman, (1st century AD); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Statue of Minerva, first century AD, roman art, marble)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Minerva scolding Cupid, 16th century (oil on panel)

Minerva scolding Cupid, 16th century (oil on panel)
7062992 Minerva scolding Cupid, 16th century (oil on panel) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Minerva scolding Cupid)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Head of Athena, 1st century (marble)

Head of Athena, 1st century (marble)
7348834 Head of Athena, 1st century (marble) by Roman, (1st century AD); Museu Frederic Mares, Barcelona, Spain; (add.info.: Head of Athena in white marble)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Head of Athena, 1st century (marble)

Head of Athena, 1st century (marble)
7348833 Head of Athena, 1st century (marble) by Roman, (1st century AD); Museu Frederic Mares, Barcelona, Spain; (add.info.: Head of Athena in white marble)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Minerva holding a lance while being crowned with laurels by a putto (oil on canvas)

Minerva holding a lance while being crowned with laurels by a putto (oil on canvas)
7292199 Minerva holding a lance while being crowned with laurels by a putto (oil on canvas) by Backer, Jacob de (c.1555-c.1600) (studio of); 105.4 x 86.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Minerva, 1855 (bronze and marble)

Minerva, 1855 (bronze and marble)
PWI83659 Minerva, 1855 (bronze and marble) by Simart, Pierre-Charles (1806-1857); Chateau de Duc de Luynes, Dampierre, France; (add.info.: by Pierre Charles Simart (1806-57)); © Peter Willi

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Statue of Athena known as 'la Pallas de Velletri', 1st century (sculpture)

Statue of Athena known as "la Pallas de Velletri", 1st century (sculpture)
7308602 Statue of Athena known as "la Pallas de Velletri", 1st century (sculpture) by Roman, (1st century AD); Louvre, Paris

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Athena, known as Ingres Minerva (sculpture)

Athena, known as Ingres Minerva (sculpture)
7308601 Athena, known as Ingres Minerva (sculpture) by Phidias (c.500-c.432 BC) (after); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Athena)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Title Page. One Hundred And Fourteen Fools, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)

Title Page. One Hundred And Fourteen Fools, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308557 Title Page. One Hundred And Fourteen Fools, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Statue of Athena known as 'la Pallas de Velletri', 1st century (sculpture)

Statue of Athena known as "la Pallas de Velletri", 1st century (sculpture)
7308603 Statue of Athena known as "la Pallas de Velletri", 1st century (sculpture) by Roman, (1st century AD); Louvre, Paris

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: The statue of Athena Parthenos by Pheidias in the Cella of the Parthenon

The statue of Athena Parthenos by Pheidias in the Cella of the Parthenon
7278170 The statue of Athena Parthenos by Pheidias in the Cella of the Parthenon by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Allegorical figure of Rome instructed by Time and Minerva. 1796 (engraving)

Allegorical figure of Rome instructed by Time and Minerva. 1796 (engraving)
7236763 Allegorical figure of Rome instructed by Time and Minerva. 1796 (engraving) by Labrousse, L.F. (fl.1796); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Statue of Roman goddess Athena Pallas, with crown, breastplate a 1779 (engraving)

Statue of Roman goddess Athena Pallas, with crown, breastplate a 1779 (engraving)
7237395 Statue of Roman goddess Athena Pallas, with crown, breastplate a 1779 (engraving) by Cannetti, Giovanni Battista (1750-1810); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Athena, often given the epithet Pallas, ancient Greek goddess, 1768 (engraving)

Athena, often given the epithet Pallas, ancient Greek goddess, 1768 (engraving)
7235598 Athena, often given the epithet Pallas, ancient Greek goddess, 1768 (engraving) by Bodart, Pieter (1676-1712); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athena or Athene)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Le jugement de Paris (The Judgement of Paris). Peinture de Ernest Karlovich Liphart (1847-1932)

Le jugement de Paris (The Judgement of Paris). Peinture de Ernest Karlovich Liphart (1847-1932), huile sur toile
FIA5369529 Le jugement de Paris (The Judgement of Paris). Peinture de Ernest Karlovich Liphart (1847-1932), huile sur toile. Art russe 19e siecle. F. Kovalenko Museum of Art, Krasnodar (Russie)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Sigismund III Vasa. Portrait

Sigismund III Vasa. Portrait
7243368 Sigismund III Vasa. Portrait. by Bolswert, Schelte Adams (c.1586-1659); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sigismund III Vasa, 1566-1632)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Gewerbe Ausstellung 1896: Die Eckgruppen im Kuppelsaal (b / w photo)

Gewerbe Ausstellung 1896: Die Eckgruppen im Kuppelsaal (b / w photo)
7157816 Gewerbe Ausstellung 1896: Die Eckgruppen im Kuppelsaal (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Die Eckgruppen im Kuppelsaal)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Artemis, Diana, Athena, Minerva (engraving)

Artemis, Diana, Athena, Minerva (engraving)
7164271 Artemis, Diana, Athena, Minerva (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artemis, Diana, Athena, Minerva)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Minerve (Minerca). Pres d elle, son bouclier avec la tete de la Gorgone Meduse

Minerve (Minerca). Pres d elle, son bouclier avec la tete de la Gorgone Meduse. Peinture de Paolo Veronese (1528-1588)
FIA5331069 Minerve (Minerca). Pres d elle, son bouclier avec la tete de la Gorgone Meduse. Peinture de Paolo Veronese (1528-1588). Huile sur toile, 28 x 16 cm, vers 1560

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: 'Le jugement de Paris'Le berger Paris doit choisir a qui il donnera la pomme d or pour designer la

"Le jugement de Paris"Le berger Paris doit choisir a qui il donnera la pomme d or pour designer la plus belle
FIA5370877 " Le jugement de Paris" Le berger Paris doit choisir a qui il donnera la pomme d or pour designer la plus belle des trois deesses, Athena, Aphrodite ou Hera

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Allegorie du regne (Allegory of the reign). Le medaillon au centre represente le visage de la

Allegorie du regne (Allegory of the reign). Le medaillon au centre represente le visage de la reine Catherine II de
FIA5340433 Allegorie du regne (Allegory of the reign). Le medaillon au centre represente le visage de la reine Catherine II de Russie (1729-1796). Peinture de Francesco Solimena (1657-1747)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Minerva, statue in the greek style, Farnese (b / w photo)

Minerva, statue in the greek style, Farnese (b / w photo)
7156545 Minerva, statue in the greek style, Farnese (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Minerva, statue in the greek style, Farnese)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Temple of Minerva, on the Promontory of Sunium (engraving)

Temple of Minerva, on the Promontory of Sunium (engraving)
7165096 Temple of Minerva, on the Promontory of Sunium (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Temple of Minerva, on the Promontory of Sunium)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Allegorie des sports (Allegory of Sports) - Peinture de Charles Louis de Fredy

Allegorie des sports (Allegory of Sports) - Peinture de Charles Louis de Fredy, baron de Coubertin (1822-1908)
FIA5330593 Allegorie des sports (Allegory of Sports) - Peinture de Charles Louis de Fredy, baron de Coubertin (1822-1908), huile sur toile (97, 5x80 cm), 1896

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Minerva, ancient Roman marble sculpture (engraving)

Minerva, ancient Roman marble sculpture (engraving)
7149149 Minerva, ancient Roman marble sculpture (engraving) by Corbould, Henry (1787-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Roman marble sculpture of Minerva)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Aphrodite, Venus, The Ship Argo, Athena, Minerva (engraving)

Aphrodite, Venus, The Ship Argo, Athena, Minerva (engraving)
7164277 Aphrodite, Venus, The Ship Argo, Athena, Minerva (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aphrodite, Venus, The Ship Argo, Athena, Minerva)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: 'And Telemachus knew that he beheld Minerva'(engraving)

"And Telemachus knew that he beheld Minerva"(engraving)
7167145 " And Telemachus knew that he beheld Minerva" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMinerva Athena Collection: Minerva, design for a flying ship by Belgian balloonist and stage magician Etienne-Gaspard Robert

Minerva, design for a flying ship by Belgian balloonist and stage magician Etienne-Gaspard Robert, 1804 (engraving)
7157528 Minerva, design for a flying ship by Belgian balloonist and stage magician Etienne-Gaspard Robert, 1804 (engraving) by Austrian School




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"Minerva Athena: The Wise and Powerful Goddess of Ancient Greece" In this captivating collection of images, we catch glimpses of the legendary Minerva Athena, a figure revered for her wisdom, strength, and guidance. One such depiction shows Athena guiding Telemachus in his search for Odysseus. As the young prince embarks on his journey, he finds solace in the goddess's wise counsel and unwavering support. Moving to the majestic Acropolis in Athens, we encounter the Parthenon adorned with an exquisite colored engraving from 1866. This architectural marvel stands as a testament to Athena's influence over ancient Greece - a beacon of knowledge and civilization. A stunning tempera painting captures Pallas (another name for Athena) engaging with a centaur. Symbolic of her intellect triumphing over wild instincts, this artwork showcases her ability to tame even the most untamed creatures. The marble statue known as Palladium further immortalizes Minerva's presence during the first half of the 2nd century AD. With its intricate details and graceful posture, it serves as a reminder of her divine grace and power. Delving into personal adornments from antiquity, we discover a golden finger ring featuring an intricately carved head of Athena dating back to the 3rd century BC. This small yet significant artifact speaks volumes about people's reverence for this goddess throughout history. Another marble sculpture portrays Minerva herself during the first century AD. Her serene expression exudes wisdom beyond measure while reminding us that she is not just a deity but also an embodiment of intellectual prowess. Artistic interpretations continue through time with an oil-on-panel masterpiece depicting Minerva scolding Cupid during the Renaissance era. Here we witness her authority reigning supreme even over love itself – showcasing how intellect can conquer passion. Two magnificent marble heads capture different facets of Athena’s persona; both crafted during ancient times they showcase her timeless beauty and strength.