Minerva Collection

Verena, Chiquita and Minerva, 1889 July 13. Creator: Unknown
Verena, Chiquita and Minerva, 1889 July 13

Statue of Athena in the Parthenon of ancient Athens
Statue of the goddess Athena inside the Parthenon, ancient Athens. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Greek gods in the Olymp, Greek mythology, published in 1880
The Greek gods in the Olymp. Greek mythology. Wood engraving, published in 1880

HMS Minerva at Stanley harbour
HMS Minerva (F45), a Leander-class Frigate of the Royal Navy, at Stanley harbour in 1984, at anchor for crew R&R in the Falkland Islands. Date: 1984

Pallas Athena or, Armoured Figure, 1664-65 (oil on canvas)
XIR178915 Pallas Athena or, Armoured Figure, 1664-65 (oil on canvas) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, (1606-69) (attr. to); 118x81.1 cm; Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal; Dutch

Library of Congress - The Mosaic Minerva - Minerva of Peace
Washington DC, USA - Mosaic - The Minerva of Peace by Elihu Vedder (1836-1923). Found in the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. Date: 1920

Minerva Victorious over ignorance
Minervas Victorious over Ignorance. Spranger, Bartholomaeus (1546-1611). Oil on canvas

Goddess Minerva
The Roman Goddess of crafts, poetry and wisdom and the daughter of Jupiter

ALGERIA: ROMAN SARCOPHAGUS. Sarcophagus at the Roman Temple of Minerva in Tebessa, Algeria, built in the 3rd century A.D. Photograph, late 19th century

ALGERIA: TEMPLE OF MINERVA. The Roman Temple of Minerva at Tebessa, Algeria, built in the 3rd century A.D. Photograph, late 19th century

The Carafa Chapel. the Annunciation and the Assumption of th
The Carafa Chapel with late 15th-century frescoes (1488-1493) by Filippino Lippi (c.1457-1504). it depicts the Annunciation and the Assumption of the Virgin with St

Austria, Vienna, Pallas Athena, 1898
Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), Pallas Athena, 1898

Minerva Royal Saloon

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)

Athena / Minerva Bust
A colossal head of Minerva, an example of very early Greek sculpture. The goddess is shown in a heavily restored form with later additions of a helmet crest and owl motifs

The birth of Athena (colour litho)
8626207 The birth of Athena (colour litho) by Kuhn-Regnier, Joseph (1873-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: The birth of Athena)

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

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)

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

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)

Greek Architecture, Ionic Style, Capitals and bases of columns, pilasters and walls (engraving)
8644769 Greek Architecture, Ionic Style, Capitals and bases of columns, pilasters and walls (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greek Architecture)

Bellerophon receiving from Minerva the winged horse Pegasus (colour litho)
8626443 Bellerophon receiving from Minerva the winged horse Pegasus (colour litho) by MacEwen, Walter (1860-1943); Private Collection; (add.info)

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)

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)

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)

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

In Honour of the British Navy. To Commemorate the Surrender of the German Fleet
7341774 In Honour of the British Navy. To Commemorate the Surrender of the German Fleet. Front cover of Punch, 27th November 1918, 1918 (etching) by Partridge

Theseus at the command of Minerva deserting the sleeping Ariadne (colour litho)
8626445 Theseus at the command of Minerva deserting the sleeping Ariadne (colour litho) by MacEwen, Walter (1860-1943); Private Collection; (add.info)

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)

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

Minerve protects Telemaque et le preserve des powers de l'amour - Minerva protecting Telemachus
FLO4607849 Minerve protects Telemaque et le preserve des powers de l'amour - Minerva protecting Telemachus and preserving him from the shafts of love. Copperplate engraving by W

Vase decorated with mythical figures including Minerva, Hercules, Mercury, etc. from the British Museum
FLO4679494 Vase decorated with mythical figures including Minerva, Hercules, Mercury, etc. from the British Museum. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars

Nicholas II (1868 - 1919) Tsar of Russia
2603887 Nicholas II (1868 - 1919) Tsar of Russia; (add.info.: Nicholas II (1868 - 1919) Tsar of Russia from 1894. embracing Pallas - Athene (Minerva) the ancient goddess of Wisdom

Red-figure Apulian Bell-crater the rehearsal for the Judgement of Paris: Hermes with Aphrodite, Athena and Hera
AMO278895 Red-figure Apulian Bell-crater the rehearsal for the Judgement of Paris: Hermes with Aphrodite, Athena and Hera, c.375-350 BC (ceramic); 37 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637122 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pallas Athene (Minerva)

Second Period of Greek Sculpture, About 470-400 BC (engraving)
8644781 Second Period of Greek Sculpture, About 470-400 BC (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Second Period of Greek Sculpture, About 470-400 BC)

Mercury, guided by Minerva, bearing Science round the World (engraving)
8649657 Mercury, guided by Minerva, bearing Science round the World (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mercury, guided by Minerva)

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

Diomedes and Athena attacking Ares during the Trojan war, 1887 (engraving)
7125132 Diomedes and Athena attacking Ares during the Trojan war, 1887 (engraving); (add.info.: Diomedes and Athena attacking Ares during the Trojan war. Diomedes or Diomede, hero of Greek mythology)

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)

Vase decorated with mythical figures from the British Museum. Minerva on a two-horse carriage taming Pegasus above
FLO4679497 Vase decorated with mythical figures from the British Museum. Minerva on a two-horse carriage taming Pegasus above, and other gods playing music below

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)

Greek Architecture, Ionic Style (engraving)
8644768 Greek Architecture, Ionic Style (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greek Architecture, Ionic Style)

The Minerva of Peace (colour litho)
8626433 The Minerva of Peace (colour litho) by Vedder, Elihu (1836-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Minerva of Peace)

"University City" The entrance to the Palazzo del Rettorato, designed by Marcello Piacentini, in Rome, Lazio
3559874 "University City" The entrance to the Palazzo del Rettorato, designed by Marcello Piacentini, in Rome, Lazio; (add.info.: Artist: Martini)

scene of the ODYSEA On the island of the goddess Calipso Telemachus
6203039 scene of the ODYSEA On the island of the goddess Calipso Telemachus; (add.info.: ODYSEA On the island of the goddess Calipsus Telemachus, son of Ulysses)

Roma, Minerva (b/w photo)
8674757 Roma, Minerva (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roma, Minerva. Illustration for Kennst Du Das Land)

Greek Sculpture about 600-470 (engraving)
8644780 Greek Sculpture about 600-470 (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greek Sculpture about 600-470)

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"Minerva: The Timeless Symbol of Wisdom and Victory" Step into the ancient world of Greek mythology as we explore the captivating figure of Minerva. Known as Athena in Greek mythology, she was revered as the goddess of wisdom, courage, and strategic warfare. One of her most famous representations is found in the majestic Parthenon in Athens, where a magnificent statue stands tall, embodying her power. Delve deeper into history and you'll discover various depictions throughout time. In 1880, a publication brought to life tales from Olympus with vivid illustrations showcasing this iconic deity's adventures alongside other Greek gods. Beyond mythological realms, Minerva's influence extends to art and architecture. The Library of Congress houses "The Mosaic Minerva - Minerva of Peace, " an exquisite piece that showcases her role as a symbol for harmony and tranquility. Meanwhile, Pallas Athena or "Armoured Figure" immortalizes her strength on canvas through an oil painting created in 1664-65. Minerva's triumph over ignorance is beautifully captured in artworks such as "Minerva Victorious over Ignorance. " This portrayal emphasizes her unwavering commitment to knowledge and enlightenment. Not limited to statues or paintings alone, Minerva's presence can be felt even at sea. HMS Minerva proudly anchored at Stanley Harbour serves as a reminder that her legacy transcends boundaries. Traveling further across continents reveals astonishing remnants from ancient times. A Roman sarcophagus discovered at the Temple in Tebessa, Algeria tells stories etched onto its surface while standing testament to worship dedicated to this revered goddess. Intriguingly enough, even modern-day references pay homage to Minerva's timeless allure. From luxurious train cars like the elegant "Minerva Royal Saloon" to stunning architectural marvels like the Roman Temple at Tebessa rebuilt centuries later – all bear witness to how deeply ingrained Minerva's influence remains.