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Minerva protects a young woman
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A young woman, holding a burning torch, is protected by Minerva, personification of wisdom, who deflects arrows with her shield. On the ground, a snake crawls away in the other direction.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineMinerva beschermt een jonge vrouw. 1807. Ludwig Gottlieb Portman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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