Főapátsági Gyűjtemények

Minerva with the youth desiring to learn

Created: 1828

Material, technology: paper, gouache, 42 x 32.1 cm

Description: The style and choice of a mythological hero in the study for the wall painting in the large hall of the library reflects the classical tastes of the 1820s. Its creator, Josef Klieber, also worked as a medal engraver and sculptor. A significant portion of his work is connected to Hungary, and he was the master of István Ferenczy, an important Hungarian sculptor of the period, at the academy in Vienna.

Minerva with the youth desiring to learn

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