Bust of Minerva ca. 1870-80 Elena Pistrucci British Benedetto Pistruccis daughters lived in Rome after his death, and it was probably there that Elena carved this cameo, basing it directly on her fathers wax-on-slate model (Museo di Roma), which he had patterned (including the rams head on the helmet) after an ancient statue, the Giustiniani Minerva (Vatican Museums). Elena made the goddesss features abstractly rigid, yet the white stratum, which contrasts agreeably with the deep green ground, evokes the essence of marble.. Bust of Minerva 198631

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Bust of Minerva ca. 1870-80 Elena Pistrucci British Benedetto Pistruccis daughters lived in Rome after his death, and it was probably there that Elena carved this cameo, basing it directly on her fathers wax-on-slate model (Museo di Roma), which he had patterned (including the rams head on the helmet) after an ancient statue, the Giustiniani Minerva (Vatican Museums). Elena made the goddesss features abstractly rigid, yet the white stratum, which contrasts agreeably with the deep green ground, evokes the essence of marble.. Bust of Minerva 198631

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