Minerva Collection (page 9)

Pedro I (1798-1834) Emperor of Brazil, 19th century (litho) (b / w photo)
CHT207835 Pedro I (1798-1834) Emperor of Brazil, 19th century (litho) (b/w photo) by Brazilian School (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The Whitehall Ceiling: The Unification of the Crowns, 1632-34 (oil on canvas)
BBC211031 The Whitehall Ceiling: The Unification of the Crowns, 1632-34 (oil on canvas) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); Banqueting House, Whitehall, London

Minerva of Arezzo (bronze)
423786 Minerva of Arezzo (bronze) by Praxiteles (c.400-c.330 BC) (after); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: A Roman copy after the Greek 4th century BC original)

The Apotheosis of Hercules, from the ceiling of The Salon of Hercules
PWI90074 The Apotheosis of Hercules, from the ceiling of The Salon of Hercules, 1733-6 (oil on canvas) by Lemoyne, Francois (1688-1737); Chateau de Versailles, France; ePeter Willi; French

Study of Athene (drawing)
BEN44328 Study of Athene (drawing) by Botticelli, Sandro (Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi) (1444/5-1510); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian

The Call of Perseus, c. 1876 (gouache)
SOU80763 The Call of Perseus, c.1876 (gouache) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 152.5x127 cm; Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire

Allegorical portrait of Anne of Austria, after 1643
BOO73456 Allegorical portrait of Anne of Austria, after 1643 by Vouet, Simon (1590-1649); 202x172 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; French, out of copyright

Views of four Classical Buildings: The Temple of Olympian Zeus
STC132739 Views of four Classical Buildings: The Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Theatre of Dionysus in Athens, the Temple of Athena in Athens and a Temple in Corinth

Studies for Ver Sacrum 1900 - Pallas Athene and a Tragic Head
FFA145383 Studies for Ver Sacrum 1900 - Pallas Athene and a Tragic Head, 1897-98 (pencil and blue crayon on tracing paper) (b/w photo) by Klimt

Design for a ceiling in Valkenburg House, Haarlem (pen and ink and pencil on paper)
XKH145249 Design for a ceiling in Valkenburg House, Haarlem (pen and ink and pencil on paper) by Wit, Jacob de (1695-1754); 23.4x36.8 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Dutch

Hermes presenting Pandora to King Epimetheus, 1611 (oil on canvas)
3959959 Hermes presenting Pandora to King Epimetheus, 1611 (oil on canvas) by Goltzius, Hendrik (1558-1617); 181 x 256.8 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; Dutch, out of copyright

The Judgement of Paris, 1528 (mixed media on wood)
3959938 The Judgement of Paris, 1528 (mixed media on wood) by Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553); 84.7 x 57 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel

Hercules between Juno and Minerva, Il Collegio degli Augustali (fresco)
938065 Hercules between Juno and Minerva, Il Collegio degli Augustali (fresco) by Roman, (1st century AD); Herculaneum, Naples, Campania, Italy; eGiuliano Valsecchi; out of copyright

La Sapienza, ceiling of the Salone d Onore or Sala Napoleonica, 1777 (fresco)
3498350 La Sapienza, ceiling of the Salone d Onore or Sala Napoleonica, 1777 (fresco) by Knoller, Martin (1725-1804); Palazzo Greppi, Milan

Phidias working on his famous statue of Minerva (chromolitho)
735821 Phidias working on his famous statue of Minerva (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Phidias working on his famous statue of Minerva)

Frontispiece allegorical illustration of the goddess Minerva from
741458 Frontispiece allegorical illustration of the goddess Minerva from Les Panegyriques des Hommes Illustres de Notre Siecle by Puget de la Serre, 1655 (vellum) by French School

Portrait of the artist, three-quarter-length, seated, holding a pencil
2825186 Portrait of the artist, three-quarter-length, seated, holding a pencil, at an easel with a picture of Minerva (oil on canvas) by Mura

Head of Isis-Aphrodite, c. 1st - 2nd century AD (faience)
3121497 Head of Isis-Aphrodite, c.1st - 2nd century AD (faience) by Egyptian, Roman Period (c.30 BC - AD 337); height: 8.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Judgement of Paris (fresco)
AII78913 The Judgement of Paris (fresco) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546) (and workshop); Palazzo Ducale & Museo, Mantua, Lombardy, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Athene and Arachne, c. 1475-85 (oil on canvas)
SCP50266 Athene and Arachne, c.1475-85 (oil on canvas) by Tintoretto, Jacopo Robusti (1518-94); 145x272 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Pediment of Palais du Luxembourg, 1840 (stone) (see also 346522) (b / w photo)
XIR346521 Pediment of Palais du Luxembourg, 1840 (stone) (see also 346522) (b/w photo) by Pradier, James (Jean-Jacques) (1790-1852); Palais du Luxembourg, Paris

Arachne into a Spider or Aranne Trasformata in Ragno, Book VI
STC415859 Arachne into a Spider or Aranne Trasformata in Ragno, Book VI, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence, 1832 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ademollo

Athene, illustration from History of Greece by Victor Duruy, published 1890 (digitally enhanced image)
LLM438580 Athene, illustration from History of Greece by Victor Duruy, published 1890 (digitally enhanced image) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; © Look and Learn

The Union of England and Scotland (Charles I as the Prince of Wales), c
487953 The Union of England and Scotland (Charles I as the Prince of Wales), c.1633-34 (oil on oak panel) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 84.4x65.7 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Pallas Athene, illustration from History of Greece by Victor Duruy, published 1890 (digitally enhanced image)
LLM438571 Pallas Athene, illustration from History of Greece by Victor Duruy, published 1890 (digitally enhanced image) by American School

She changed her into a spider, illustration from The Story of Greece
STC306485 She changed her into a spider, illustration from The Story of Greece by Mary Macgregor, 1st edition, 1913 (colour print) by Crane

View of the Caryatids Tribune in the Louvre Museum
XIR279790 View of the Caryatids Tribune in the Louvre Museum, 1897 (see also 279791 to 279795) (b/w photo) by Giraudon, Adolphe (1849-1929); Paris

Prometheus creates man from clay and Athena (Minerva) gives him life (chromolitho)
968393 Prometheus creates man from clay and Athena (Minerva) gives him life (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pallas Athena, 1908 (pencil on paper)
1121481 Pallas Athena, 1908 (pencil on paper) by Schiele, Egon (1890-1918); 45x31.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Austrian, out of copyright

Pandora, whom the assembled Gods, endowed with all their gifts
1065278 Pandora, whom the assembled Gods, endowed with all their gifts... 1834 (oil on mahogany panel) by Howard, Henry (1769-1847); Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

Attic red-figure cup depicting Achilles and Hector fighting in the presence of Athena and Apollo (pottery) (b / w photo)
ALI213053 Attic red-figure cup depicting Achilles and Hector fighting in the presence of Athena and Apollo (pottery) (b/w photo) by Greek, (5th century BC); Museo Gregoriano Etrusco

Studies for a Figure of Minerva and other Statues (silverpoint with white heightening
2628752 Studies for a Figure of Minerva and other Statues (silverpoint with white heightening on paper) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); 27.4x20.1 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Minerva with the Necklace (engraving)
663131 Minerva with the Necklace (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Minerva with the Necklace)

Forum of Nerva (gouache on paper)
SJS150963 Forum of Nerva (gouache on paper) by Clerisseau, Charles Louis (1721-1820); 61.5x50 cm; Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

Cadmus Sowing the Dragons Teeth (oil on panel)
BAC155170 Cadmus Sowing the Dragons Teeth (oil on panel) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 26x41.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: son of Phoenix of Agenor; ); Flemish, out of copyright

Allegory of Love and Ignorance, Wisdom and Learning (oil on panel)
RAF132014 Allegory of Love and Ignorance, Wisdom and Learning (oil on panel) by Stalbemt, Adriaen van (1580-1662); Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; Flemish

Athena with a cist, Roman copy of a 4th century BC original (marble)
BEN37336 Athena with a cist, Roman copy of a 4th century BC original (marble) by Cephisodotus, (4th century BC) (after); height: 140 cm; Louvre, Paris

Minerva, ancient Roman goddess (engraving)
5207773 Minerva, ancient Roman goddess (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Minerva, ancient Roman goddess)

Marble bas-relief depicting the dispute between Minerva and Neptune (engraving)
5207512 Marble bas-relief depicting the dispute between Minerva and Neptune (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Warrior, Diana, Minerva (engraving)
5200831 Warrior, Diana, Minerva (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Warrior, Diana, Minerva)

Minerva, from a statue at Florence (engraving)
5200757 Minerva, from a statue at Florence (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Minerva, from a statue at Florence)

Minerva, Juno, Jupiter, in the old style, from a basso relievo in the Capitol (engraving)
5200736 Minerva, Juno, Jupiter, in the old style, from a basso relievo in the Capitol (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Minerva, Juno, Jupiter)

Minerva unveiling Vice (engraving)
5199491 Minerva unveiling Vice (engraving) by Thorvaldsen, Bertel (1770-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Minerva unveiling Vice)

The Judgment of Paris, 1645-46 (oil on canvas)
5889623 The Judgment of Paris, 1645-46 (oil on canvas) by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellee) (1600-82); 112.3x149.5 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Minerva, 1631 (oil on canvas)
5906018 Minerva, 1631 (oil on canvas) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 60.5x49 cm; Staatliche Museen, Berlin, Germany; Photo eFine Art Images; Dutch, out of copyright

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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.