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Minerva

Athena or Pallas Athena (Παλλὰς Ἀθηνᾶ) in Greek, or Minerva, in Roman mythology the goddess of war, civilization, wisdom, etc. She is often depicted with an owl, which symbolizes her ties to wisdom.
(Wikipedia: Athena and Minerva)

Conrad Linck
1790 (copy)

Description

Stone statue of Minerva on a pedestal with four reliefs and four allegorical statues:

East (Front): Relief Architecture (putti with an architectural drawing) and statue of Justice (a woman with scales, leaning on books).
South: Relief Science (putti with a globe and a measuring instrument) and statue of Pietas (a veiled woman with cross and book)
West: Relief Music (putti playing music and singing) and a statue of Hermes, with winged hat, leaning on a bale of merchandise
North: Relief Arts (putti sculpting and painting) and statue of Ceres (a woman with a cornucopia).

Justice	Pietas
Hermes	Ceres

Inscription(s)

CAROLO THEODORO;
pietatis iustitiæque patrono
agriculturæ et commercii fautori
musarum amico
mdccxc.

To Karl Theodor
pious patron of justice
promotor of agriculture and trade
friend of the muses
1790

Signed: c. linck fecit

Annotation

Place by the government of Heidelberg in gratitude of Prince-Elector Karl Theodor, who promoted art and science. The statue forms a pair with that of the Prince-Elector himself.

The original statue is in the Kurpfälzische Museum.

Sculptor

Franz Conrad Linck (Speyer 1730 - Mannheim 1793), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Heidelberg Marketing, Sehenswürdigkeiten.
Wikipedia, Alte Brücke (Heidelberg).

Locatie (N 49°24'53" - E 8°42'34") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: debw047; Photograph: 26 September 2011
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