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John Flaxman
The Descent of Minerva to Ithaca and Telemachus in search.of his father (1792)
pen and brown ink on buff paper
18.2 × 24.6 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1959
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The Descent of Minerva to Ithaca and Telemachus in search.of his father
(1792)
Medium
pen and brown ink on buff paper
Measurements
18.2 × 24.6 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1959
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
(Rome), Italy
Accession Number
354-5
Department
International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Literary and Text Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
deities Ithaca (island) Minerva (Roman deity) Odyssey (epic poem, Homer, 8th century BCE) Telemachus (Greek character)