Athena1.0202

Athena1.0202_Flaxman

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British Museum
OGCMA s.v. "Athena"

John Flaxman, design, Jugate Heads of Minerva and Mercury depicted on obverse of gold medal for the Royal Society of Arts, 1805.

The image at right is discussed by David Irwin (1979), John Flaxman 1755-1826: sculptor, illustrator, designer (London, Studio Vista/Christie's), p 203; image derived from the British Museum website.

Medallion engraving of two women's profiles in helmets, with "COMMERCE PROMOTED ARTS AND" inscribed on the border

OGCMA slides are designed by Roger T. Macfarlane for use in Classical Civilization 241 courses at Brigham Young University.
The present resource contains information assembled for The Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, 1300 - 1990's, edited by J. Davidson Reid (Oxford 1994), and it is used with express permission from Oxford University press.
Address concerns or inquiries to macfarlane@byu.edu.