A monumental seated figure with richly coloured red, gold and green drapery against blue sky. The relaxed helmet and upward gaze make an unusually intimate counterpoint to combative Minervas. Excellent as a full-page plate about wisdom or later interpretations of the goddess.
Source citation: Bernardo Strozzi. Minerva at rest in luminous red and blue. c. 1636. The Cleveland Museum of Art. 1929.133. https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1929.133
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