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Posted: 08 Jun 2024

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www.historytoday.com/archive/foundations/arachne-and-minerva

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 Dinesh
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Minerva’s tapestry depicts a scene of Augustan classicism is something that Ovid explicitly points out. The twelve Olympians, he says, appear there in ‘augusta gravitate,’ in all their august majesty. Everything in Minerva’s composition is arranged so as to demonstrate her power and to match image to reality. The twelve Olympians, he says, appear there in ‘augusta gravitate,’ in all their august majesty. Everything in Minerva;s composition is arranged so as to demonstrate her power and to match image to reality. The twelve Olympian gods appear just as they are. And Minerva portrays herself, too, just as she is: victorious. Archahe, by contrast, weaves a portrait of deceptive gods, and her art is deceptive in its own right: . . . . Page 156

The Gods of Olympus - A HISTORY
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 Anton Cruz Carro
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A curious interpretation of Velazquez's Spinners very well resolved. Kind regards, Anton.
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