Minerva as Patron of the Arts

Felice Giani (1758 - 1823)

Fitzwilliam Museum

1804

Minerva sits on the ground with legs extended, writing on a tablet. She wears a flowing gown, sandals amd a helmet. At her feet are symbols of the arts including a book, an artist's pallette and a bird on a pedestal.

• Medium: pen and brown ink with grey wash over graphite
• Dimensions: 11 x 27 cm
• ArtFunded in: 1999
• Presented by Terence Hodgkinson through The Art Fund

Provenance

Yvonne ffrench, from whom bought by the donor

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