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Pierre Paul Prud'hon — Minerve conduisant le Génie des Arts à l'Immortalité

Pierre Paul Prud'hon

Minerve conduisant le Génie des Arts à l'Immortalité

An allegorical oil painting on panel where Minerva guides the Genius of the Arts toward immortality, exemplifying neoclassical themes of wisdom and artistic achievement. Prud'hon combines classical mythology with enlightenment ideals in this composition.

Medium
Oil on panel

🔨 Auction Lot

Tableaux et Dessins 1300–1900 – Session I

June 13, 2023

Estimate: $40,000$60,000

Lot 42

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Pierre Paul Prud'hon, Minerve conduisant le Génie des Arts à l'Immortalité

An allegorical oil painting on panel where Minerva guides the Genius of the Arts toward immortality, exemplifying neoclassical themes of wisdom and artistic achievement. Prud'hon combines classical mythology with enlightenment ideals in this composition.

Medium
Oil on panel
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Arts, Classical, Minerva, Mythology, Allegorical, Oil On Panel, Neoclassical, Immortality