Head from a statue representing the goddess Minerva. She is - Lot 213

Head from a statue representing the goddess Minerva. She is wearing a helmet adorned with a grotesque mask and spirals in relief. The hair is wavy and the face is smiling. White marble, limestone deposits. Gaps visible. 17th-18th century, in the antique style. Height: 29 cm. Provenance: tajan april 11, 2012 This work was once attributed to the sculptor Myron and was considered a masterpiece of Greek art in the 19th century. Exhibited on several occasions, it has a relatively extensive bibliography: published by Salomon Reinach, "Gazette des beaux-arts", February 1931, p.91. Figure 2 Overview of the evolution of sculpture from Antiquity to the end of the 19th century, plate XVII. Le Figaro artistic supplement 1929 reproduced p.509. Drouot sale, June 2-3 1955, lot 287, Maître Rheims, Arthur Sambon, "collection de têtes et bustes en bronze, marbre, pierre et terre cuite de l'Antiquité, du Moyen Age et de la Renaissance exposée à la galerie Sambon du 6 au 20 mai 1929", plate III, number 5. Photocopies of some of these publications will be given to the buyer. Expert: Mr. A. Tarantino, 0615446846