Minerva Adds a Soul to the Human Being Created by Prometheus
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Minerva Adds a Soul to the Human Being Created by Prometheus
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Published 2022-12-13T14:44:10+00:00
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Like a sculptor, Prometheus is here seen creating the first human being out of clay, while the goddess Minerva endows it with a soul in the shape of a butterfly (the image of the soul), which she places on his head.
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| Date de publication | 13/12/2022 |
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| Titre | Minerva Adds a Soul to the Human Being Created by Prometheus |
| Date | Presumably no earlier than 1829 - No later than 1840 |
| Dimension | Diameter 80.5 cm |
| Accession | A323 |
| Medium | marble |
| Credit | https://kataloget.thorvaldsensmuseum.dk/en/A323 |
| Record | https://kataloget.thorvaldsensmuseum.dk/en/A323 |
| Artiste | Bertel Thorvaldsen |
| Localisation | Thorvaldsens Museum |
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A phenomenal scan of a phenomenal work of art - thank you @Thorvaldsen Museum!