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The Minerva Borghese (Main View)

Edward Falkener

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Photograph of the sculpture known as "Athena Hope-Farnese," sometimes also known as "Athena Farnese." The sculpture depicts a female figure wearing an elaborate crown and extending one arm outward, while her other arm is raised as if holding a staff or spear. The statue is placed on top of a pedestal with the inscriptions, "The Farnese Minerva. From the Museum Naples," written on its front side.

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  • Title: The Minerva Borghese (Main View)
  • Creator: Edward Falkener
  • Date Created: 1860
  • Location Created: Italy
  • Physical Dimensions: 12.6 × 8.2 cm (4 15/16 × 3 1/4 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Albumen silver print
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 84.XB.944.4.2
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Edward Falkener (British, 1814 - 1896)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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