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Pediment with enthroned Minerva
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Pediment with enthroned Minerva

Jean Matthieu Kierdorff · 1813 - 1882 · lithography; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Figures stand and sit to the left and right of Minerva. The figures on the left represent peace under the leadership of Venus, holding palm branches. Thus sits a river god with a cornucopia and a goddess representing the arts. To the left of the throne sits an owl, symbol of Minerva's wisdom. The figures to the right of her represent war. She receives weapons offered by soldiers, under the leadership of Mars.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printtriumph of Minervawar and peaceweapons'Guerra' (Ripa)Mars as patron
Credit lineTimpaan met tronende Minverva. 1813 - 1882. Jean Matthieu Kierdorff. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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