An unusual learned allegory: helmeted Minerva, an older figure holding an hourglass, a globe and a bubble-blowing child sit beneath portraits and a hanging violin. The image opens useful discussions of knowledge, time and the arts, beyond familiar war imagery.
Source citation: Magnus Jørgensen. Minerva time and the fragility of knowledge. 1709. Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK), Copenhagen. KMSst462. https://open.smk.dk/artwork/image/KMSst462
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