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A Virtue

A Virtue

Maker Agostino Testa (Italian, 1662 - 1735)

Additional Title(s)

Minerva

Collections

Outdoor Sculptures

ClassificationsSCULPTURE

Datelate 17th - early 18th century

Mediumlimestone

Dimensions79 1/2 × 29 × 22 in. (201.9 × 73.7 × 55.9 cm.) base: 17 × 27 × 27 in. (43.2 × 68.6 × 68.6 cm.) overall: 96 1/2 × 29 × 27 in. (245.1 × 73.7 × 68.6 cm.)

DescriptionThis statue portrays a personification of a virtue as a woman in armor. On her shield is a Medusa's head.

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

On view

Object number20.46

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