An elegant oval, gem-like scene on a spacious cream sheet links Athena/Minerva directly to engraved gems. Particularly apt beside the book’s rings and intaglios.
Source citation: Madame de Pompadour, after Jacques Guay and Joseph-Marie Vien. Minerva, beskytter af ædelstensgraveringer [Minerva, Protector of Gem Engraving]. c. 1755 (museum range 1753–1757). Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK), Copenhagen. KKSgb28943. https://open.smk.dk/artwork/image/KKSgb28943
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