Statue of Minerva

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Statue of Minerva

Giovanni Battista Piranesi; Etcher: Giovanni Battista PiranesiLinkedCulture matchlcp-201fa69d00b9

Date
1748
Medium
Etching
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
77275

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Piranesi’s views of Rome seem to document the city, but they distort reality for expressive purposes. This opening image for the series makes clear that for Piranesi, Rome’s ruins were fuel for dreams and fantasies. Here Minerva, Roman goddess of wisdom and the arts, presides amid tumbledown splendor. At the upper left, Hercules, symbol of strength, has turned away from this place. With Piranesi’s help, we can recreate in our minds the lost grandeur of this mighty imperial capital. Our hearts might beat faster before this imagined glory, yet we may also mourn its passing as we follow Piranesi’s ramble through the wreckage. Italy, Europe

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The Minnich Collection The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund, 1966

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