Caption
Six casts of ancient sculptures of women including Pallas Athena and Juno, photograph, page, inscription: '30 Pallas Giustiniani. 31 Pallas Velletri. 32 Pallas Glyptothek. 33 Polyhymnia. 34 Pudicitia. 35 Juno Barbarini.', photographer: HG Smith, photographer: HW Tupper, c. 1864 - in or before 1874, paper, albumen print, height 185 mm x width 171 mm, piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture, (story of) Juno (Hera), (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena), A sepia-toned print divided into panels showing six classical marble statues, each framed by thin rectangular borders; the top row features three standing female figures draped in flowing robes, two holding long spears and one with an arm raised, with a coiled serpent at the base of the left statue and a marble interior backdrop behind the center statue, while the right statue stands with one hand on its hip; the bottom row shows three additional female statues, the left leaning against a rough column and wrapped in drapery, the center standing with one hand near the face and layered garments cascading to a pedestal, and the right holding a shallow dish and a staff, all set against dark backgrounds and arranged symmetrically on a printed sheet with wide margins.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B03_121
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