Minerva in Her Study

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Rembrandt painted Minerva, the virgin goddess of war, wisdom, art, medicine, spinning, and weaving, in 1635, the very year that he established his own studio in Amsterdam. Rembrand t depicted the goddess as a scholar who has paused from reading the large folio before her to look toward the viewer. He has also included her various other attributes¡ªa laurel wreath crowning her golden locks, a globe, a helmet, and a gorgon-headed shield. This grand masterpiece is the culmination of a series of closely related history paintings of female heroes from antiquity that Rembrandt executed in the mid-1630s. This series of works helped establish Rembrandt¡¯s reputation as a history painter, which he and his contemporaries regarded as the highest expression of artistic accomplishment. Title Minerva in Her Study Creator Rembrandt van Rijn Date Created 1635 Physical Dimensions 138 x 116.5 cm Type Painting Rights Image courtesy of The Leiden Collection, New York Medium oil on canvas Art Genre History Painting Depicted Topic Minerva Show more