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Summary
Paris Bordone: Perseus Armed by Mercury and Minerva
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| Title |
Italian: Perseo giovane armato da Mercurio ed Atena Perseus Armed by Mercury and Minerva |
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| Object type |
painting  |
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| Genre |
mythological painting |
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| Description |
English: Oil on canvas of the god Mercury and goddess Minerva providing the warrior Perseus with armor to battle the Gorgon, Medusa. |
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| Depicted people |
Minerva |
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| Date |
between 1545 and 1555 |
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| Medium |
oil on canvas |
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| Dimensions |
height: 40.7 in (103.5 cm) ; width: 60.3 in (153.3 cm) |
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| Collection |
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| Accession number |
1961.117 (Birmingham Museum of Art) |
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| Place of creation | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Object history |
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| Credit line |
given by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation |
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| Inscriptions |
Signature bottom right: Paradis Bordon 14.5
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| Source/Photographer | Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Licensing
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This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details. | ||||
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| current | 21:27, 5 March 2012 | | 1,200 × 804 (231 KB) | Bookman2012 |
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