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Object Type
print
Museum number
1929,1112.2.16
Description
Minerva as the protector of Piety, Innocence and Justice, whom she ushers into a temple while warding off her enemies with her shield. c.1677 Etching
Producer name
Print made by:
Gérard de Lairesse
Published by:
Nicolaes Visscher II
Published by:
Gerard Valck
School/style
Dutch
Production date
1677
(c.)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
528 millimetres
Width:
339 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
A plate in an edition of the 'Opus Elegantissimum', published by Valk. For comment on the album see 1929,1112.2.1.
Bibliographic references
Timmers 1942 / Gérard Lairesse
(24)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
myth/legend
classical deity
allegory/personification
Associated names
Representation of:
Athena/Minerva
Representation of:
Justitia/Iustitia
Representation of:
Piety
Acquisition date
1929
Acquisition notes
Purchased from L.W.Jones Esq, not a dealer but a member of the public
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1929,1112.2.16