Two gods sit close together in an animated, rapid pen study. Minerva’s helmet and round shield contrast with Mercury’s winged equipment, making a useful informal counterpart to grand allegorical paintings.
Source citation: Jacopo Palma il Giovane. Mercury and Minerva in pen and ink. Undated; late 16th or early 17th century. Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK), Copenhagen. KKSgb8514. https://open.smk.dk/artwork/image/KKSgb8514
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