Minerva, Benefactor and Patron of Carving on Precious Stones, from Madame de Pompadour's ""Suite of Prints""

ca. 1755

23.8 cm 37 cm

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Madame de Pompadour is depicted here as Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom and patron of the arts, placing a cornucopia (horn of plenty) on a lathe, or turning machine, to honor the art of gem carving. The winged putto behind her carries a shield bearing Pompadour’s coat of...

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Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour, ca. 1755. Purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1895; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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