Title

'Pallas Athene', c1657, (c1950). Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn.

Caption

'Pallas Athene', c1657, (c1950). Painting in the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon. The Ancient Greek goddess of Wisdom with an owl on her helmet, holding a shield embellished with the head of the Medusa. Titus (born 1641), Rembrandt's son, may have posed for this work. From The Outline of Art, edited by Sir William Orpen. [George Newnes Limited, London, c1950]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1950

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D47_464

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

33,3Mb (1,1Mb) / 9,9in x 13,1in / 2971 x 3920 (300dpi)

Keywords

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