Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Minerva (Athena)
Image View:
Detail, lower body and drapery; a shield would have stood on the base held by the missing arm
Creator:
unknown (Roman (ancient) sculptor)
Location:
repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 6319
Location Note:
Piazza Museo, 19; Farnese Collection
GPS:
40.853378 14.250486
Date:
late 2nd century CE (creation)
Cultural Context:
Roman (ancient)
Style Period:
Imperial (Roman)
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Classification:
Sculpture and Installations
Material:
white marble
Technique:
carving (processes)
Subjects:
deities; mythology (Classical); Athena (Greek deity)
Description:
Roman work inspired by Greek original from the 5th century Classical period; from the Farnese Collection. The goddess Athena / Minerva is depicted with the Corinthian helmet, in a meditative attitude; originally she held a spear in her left hand, while with her right hand she held a shield on the ground. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier:
7A3-R-NAM-MIN-A04
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Minerva (Athena)