ECL-Bn.1:57-2013
Parts
ECL-Bn.1:57-2013
Identification
Bust: Athena
assigned by cataloguer
Was Fa 2 B no. 29
From the Villa Aldobrandini sul monte Quirinale
Added in pencil in Sampson catalogue: Justiniani type (ex statue)
From the Villa Aldobrandini sul monte Quirinale
Added in pencil in Sampson catalogue: Justiniani type (ex statue)
Fa 3 B no.29
Description
The draped bust of Athena, wearing a helmet with two rams' heads facing one another in profile on the cheek pieces and with a recumbant sphinx on the crown.
bust
From the Villa Aldobrandini sul monte Quirinale
height (actual size): 399mm
width (actual size): 265mm
width (actual size): 265mm
Written in ink on the back of the drawing: Campiglia Palazzo di Villa Altobrandini N. 29 Minerva
black lead pencil on paper
Production
c.1710-1730