Minerva without a helmet
(Minerve sans casque)
(1904)
Medium
marble
Measurements
48.2 × 26.4 × 26.7 cm (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1905
Gallery location
19th Century European Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
Artwork Details
Inscription
incised (diagonally) on right side below shoulder u.c.r.: A. RODIN
Accession Number
235-2
Department
International Sculpture
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
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