Athena with the Snake

Italy · Updated 24 November 2023

Athena with the Snake in Palazzo Altemps in Rome.

Athena with the Snake — most of the snake, as well as everything below Athena’s knees and above her neck, is new but her surviving cloak is of incredible fine detail.

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