"Large Drawing Athena (minerva) Eighteenth"
Large drawing, 18th century, ink and ink wash on C&I Honig paper, representing Athena (Minerva) on the Argo, the largest ship that had been built until then, ship of the Argonauts. Athena is represented with her attributes, the lance, the helmet and the aegis that she had in common with Zeus and on which was fixed the head of the Gorgon, which Perseus gave her and which had the property of turning every being into stone. who was looking at her. At his feet, an Athenian or incense burner. Drawing very well preserved despite the fineness of the C&I Honig paper. No tear, a few creases at the top left. Beautiful frame under glass, under double cardboard mat, under velvet marie-louise, in a baguette frame. Dimensions at sight of the drawing 36.5x45.5 cm Total dimensions, with frame, 69x80 cm.