Description | English: [From the original description:] A bas-relief, representing the goddess Minerva superintending the construction of the ship Argo. The figure, employed in using a chisel and hammer, is Argus, the builder of the ship; and the other figure, assisted by Minerva in fixing the sail to the yard, is Tiphys, the pilot of the vessel. |
Date | 1810 |
Source | A Description of the Collection of Ancient Terracottas in the British Museum (https://archive.org/details/descriptionofcol00brit/page/10/mode/2up?view=theater) |
Author | William Alexander |
Tag Archives: Minerva
Ars Memoriae
Description | English: Allegory of the art of memory from a book printed in 1699 |
Date | 1699 |
Source | The Art of Memory (https://archive.org/details/artofmemorytreat00dass) |
Author | Anonymous |