Athena;Two Classical Figures (Possibly Venus) (from Sketchbook)
The image depicts a sketch with two drawings. The left drawing features a woman standing on a round object with two snakes on it. She wears a head covering and a draped garment. Her right arm is bent at the elbow with her hand extended, while her left arm hangs down by her side. In her right hand, she holds a shell-like object with tendrils on the left side. The right drawing shows two women standing side by side, both wearing draped garments. The woman on the left has her right arm raised and bent at the elbow, with her hand near the face of the woman on the right. The woman on the right has her left arm bent at the elbow with her hand near her body.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1860
- Medium
- Graphite on paper
- Culture
- American
- Dimensions
- 600 × 491 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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