Athena Collection (page 14)

Minerva in the Heavens, 1820. Artist: Ivanov, Andrei Ivanovich (1775-1848)
Minerva in the Heavens, 1820. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Nobility Offering the Imperial Russian Children to Minerva, c. 1795. Artist: Doyen, Gabriel Francois (1726-1806)
Nobility Offering the Imperial Russian Children to Minerva, c. 1795. Found in the collection of Los Angeles County Museum of Art

The Furies Departing, 1880. Artist: Flaxman
The Furies Departing, 1880. Furies Departing from Athena, Apollo and Oreste. From Stories from the Greek Tragedies by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A. [Seeley, Jackson, & Halliday, London, 1880]

El Juicio De Paris, (The Judgment of Paris), 1639, (c1934). Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
El Juicio De Paris, (The Judgment of Paris), 1639, (c1934). Commissioned by Philip IV of Spain, to illustrate a story from Greek mythology, Paris

The Judgment of Paris, 1929, (1931). Artist: Harry Morley
The Judgment of Paris, 1929, (1931). From the collection of the Brighton Museum & Art Gallery. From The Studio Painting Series. 1 - Figure Studies

Judgment of Paris c1913. Artist: Edgar Degas
Judgment of Paris c1913. From The Studio Volume 128. [The Offices of the Studio, London & New York, 1908-9]

The Theseum at Athens, Greece, 1922. Artist: Keystone
The Theseum at Athens, Greece, 1922. The Temple of Hephaestos and Athena Ergane, also known as the Hephaisteion or Theseion, is a Doric order peripteral temple

Relief of Athena / Minerva, 5th century BC, (1937). Artist: Martin Hurlimann
Relief of Athena/Minerva, 5th century BC, (1937). Sculpture of the Ancient Greek goddess Athena mourning, mezzo-relievo from the Acropolis in Athens

The Origin of the Milky Way, c1575 (1932). Artist: Jacopo Tintoretto
The Origin of the Milky Way, c1575 (1932). From The Studio Volume 104. [The Offices of the Studio, London, 1932]

Pallas Athena and the Centaur, 1482. Artist: Botticelli, Sandro (1445-1510)
Pallas Athena and the Centaur, 1482. Found in the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Catherine II as Minerva in the Circle of the Muses. Artist: Torelli, Stefano (1712-1784)
Catherine II as Minerva in the Circle of the Muses. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Minerva in the fight against Gigantes. Artist: Giordano, Luca (1632-1705)
Minerva in the fight against Gigantes. Found in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Academy, St. Petersburg

Minerva, 1631. Artist: Rembrandt van Rhijn (1606-1669)
Minerva, 1631. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Minerva. Artist: Verelst, Simon Pietersz. (1644-1710)
Minerva. From a private collection

Minerva protects Pax from Mars (Peace and War), c. 1629-1630. Artist: Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640)
Minerva protects Pax from Mars (Peace and War), c. 1629-1630. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Minerva Victorious over Ignorance, ca 1591. Artist: Spranger, Bartholomeus (1546-1611)
Minerva Victorious over Ignorance, ca 1591. Found in the collection of the Art History Museum, Vienne

Pallas Athena, 1898. Artist: Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918)
Pallas Athena, 1898. Found in the collection of the Vienna Museum

Pendant with Head of Athena Parthenos, early 4th century BC. Scythian Art. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The sacred robe of Athena held up by cult officials, and Athena and Hephaistos, 438 BC. From the Elgin collection, British Museum

Bust of Athena, 1888. Artist: Piazza-Crarara
Bust of Athena, 1888. Private Collection

Athena drives Chariot with Herakles, c6th century BC

Athena, Roman copy of Greek sculpture, c1st century BC
Athena. Roman copy of Greek sculpture, c1st century BC. Athena often given the epithet Pallas, is the goddess of wisdom, craft, and war in ancient Greek religion and mythology

Relief of Hera and Athena clasping hands, 5th century BC
Relief of Hera of Samos, left, and Athena, right, clasping hands. from the Acropolis Museums collection in Athens, 5th century BC

Greek relief of Mourning Athena, 5th century BC
Greek relief of Mourning Athena, from the Acropolis Museums collection in Athens, 5th century BC

Head of Athena on a gold stater of Alexander the Great, 4th century BC
Head of Athena on a gold stater of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC)

Metope of Perseus killing Medusa, 6th century BC
Metope of Perseus, with Athenas help, killing Medusa, from whose blood Pegasus is born. From temple C, Selinunte, Sicily, 6th century BC

Roman mosaic of the judgement of Paris, where he judged who was the most beautiful between Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera. He chose Aphrodite, who promised him the most beautiful woman in the world

Statue of Athena a la Ciste (Athena with a helmet). Artist: Cephisodotus
Statue of Athena a la Ciste (Athena with a helmet), a replica of a classical Greek original, attributed to Cephistodos the father of Praxiteles. From the Louvres collection

Black-figured neck-amphora depicting the birth of Athena, Attica, Greece
Black-figured neck-amphora depicting the birth of Athena from Zeus head - note Hephaestos with his axe, Attica, Greece. From the British Museums collection

Gold stater of Pyrrhus of Epirus, 3rd century BC
Gold stater of Pyrrhus of Epirus, from whom the phrase a Phyrric victory is derived, bearing the head of Athena facing right. Issued from his captial at Ambracia, 3rd century BC

Athenian owl tetradrachm, late 5th century BC
An Athenian owl tetradrachm with the head of Athena on one side, and her owl on the other, late 5th century BC

Athena from part of the West Pediment of the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina, Greece, c500-480 BC. Reconstruction of part of the West Pediment of the Temple of Aphaia

Reconstruction of part of the West Pediment of the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina, Greece, c500 - 480 BC
Reconstruction of part of the West Pediment of the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina, Greece, c500-480 BC. Athena is pictured in the centre. This item is now in the Munich Glyptothek Germany

Athena of Varvakion. A Roman copy of a gold and ivory ceremonial statue of the goddess by Pheidias which stood at the Parthenon, Athens

Pallas Athena, goddess of wisdom. Marble statue of Athena, daughter of Zeus. Pallas Athene was patron goddess of Athens and of wisdom and arts and crafts

Head of Athena on a coin struck by Lachares during his attempt at coup, 300BC-295 BC. Lachares was a demagogue and tyrant of Athens at the turn of the 4th to the 3rd century BC This coin was struck

Greek Coin, Head of Athena on a gold stater of Alexander the Great, 336-323 BC

Greek red-figured volute krater with scene from the sack of Troy, 4th century BC. Artist: Illupersis Painter
Red-figured volute krater with scene from the sack of Troy, showing Cassandra clinging to the altar of Athena, with Ajax the lesser approaching from the right

Vase known as Athena a la Ciste, 4th century BC. Artist: Cephisodotus
Athena a la Ciste, a replica of a 5th century Greek original from Crete, formerly attributed to Cephistodes, father of Praxiteles, but recently attributed to Alcemene

Bust of Athena, 2nd century. Roman, after the Greek original of the late 5th century BC. Minerva was the equivalent of Athena in the Roman pantheon

Head of Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and Just War, and patroness of crafts, early 1st century. Roman, after the Greek original of the 430s-420s BC by Kresilas

Statue of Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and Just War, and patroness of crafts, 2nd century. After the Greek original of the 5th century BC. Minerva was the equivalent of Athena in the Roman pantheon

Athena by Johannes Benk, Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
Athena for the dome of the Kunsthistorisches Museum (Vienna) by Johannes Benk (1844-1914), Austrian Sculptor. Date: circa 1903

Bust of Athena. Roman sculpture after original of about 420
Athena. Goddess of wisdom, courage, law and justice. (Roman equivalent: Minerva). Bust of Athena. Roman sculpture after original of about 420 BC. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Hermathena. Fresco. Italy
Hermathena. Fusion of Mercury and Athena. 16th century fresco by Federico Zuccari. Farnese Palace. Caprarola. Italy

DORE: THE RAVEN, 1882. Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber doora Perched
DOR: THE RAVEN, 1882. Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door Perched, and sat, and nothing more. Engraving by Gustave Dor, 1882, for an 1884 edition of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

CALIFORNIA STATE SEAL. Great Seal of the State of California

Black and white illustration of Greek goddess Athena

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"Athena: The Wise and Powerful Goddess of Ancient Greece" From the majestic Statue in the Parthenon of ancient Athens to her fierce battle against the giant Alcyoneus on the Pergamon Altar, it has always been a symbol of strength and wisdom. In the c6th century BC artwork "Hercules Brings Cerberus to Eurystheus, " we see Athena standing alongside Hermes, showcasing her strategic prowess. The Panathenaic prize amphora with its intricate lid featuring a figure of a testament to her importance in Greek culture during 363-2 BC. This terracotta masterpiece showcases her role as a patroness of arts and crafts. As we explore further into ancient Greece, we encounter the Tholos of the Sanctuary Pronaia. This architectural marvel stands as evidence to Athenian devotion towards their beloved goddess. Athena's influence extends beyond art and architecture; she represents knowledge triumphing over ignorance in Minerva Victorious over ignorance. Mussard's depiction captures her commanding presence perfectly. In sculptures like Minerva from 1775, carved from marble, artists have immortalized this deity's grace and beauty for generations to come. Symbolically represented by both Nightingale & Owl, Athena embodies wisdom during day and night - an embodiment that resonates through time. In The Council of Gods (or Assembly of Gods), Zeus surrounds himself with divinities like Hera, Aphrodite, but it is clear that none can match Athena's intellect or power. Lastly, we witness Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena preparing themselves for a contest before Paris in their pursuit for beauty. While all three are stunning goddesses in their own right, it is evident that Athena possesses an unmatched radiance combined with intelligence. Throughout history and mythology alike, one thing remains constant - Athena reigns supreme as one who encompasses courage on the battlefield, wisdom in decision-making, and beauty that captivates all.