Minerva as Rome

Alessandro Algardi, c. 1640 - c. 1650

The sculptor Algardi mainly drew in preparation for his (portrait) sculptures and reliefs. In the case of this drawing, however, no sculpture is known. It is therefore quite possible that this sheet served as a design for a print. The goddess Minerva, recognizable by her helmet, personifies Rome here. Depicted at her feet are the city’s founders Romulus and Remus being suckled by a wolf.

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-1946-72(R)
  • Dimensionsheight 233 mm x width 181 mm
  • Physical characteristicszwart krijt

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Minerva as Rome

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-1946-72(R)

Creation

  • Creation

    draftsman (artist): Alessandro Algardi

  • Dating

    c. 1640 - c. 1650

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    zwart krijt

  • Dimensions

    height 233 mm x width 181 mm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1946

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection J. Richardson Senior (1665-1745), London;{Frerichs 1973, p.7, no. 1}…; from the dealer Bernhard Houthakker, Amsterdam, fl. 50, to the museum, 1946

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

  • Ian Wardropper, 'Gian Lorenzo Bernini's Serial Drawings for Sculpture', in Carolyn H. Miner en Jennifer Montagu, The eternal baroque : studies in honour of Jennifer Montagu, Milaan 2015, p. 461, fig. 6a.

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