Minerva Adds a Soul to the Human Being Created by Prometheus, Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1770-1844, Presumably no earlier than 1829 - No later than 1840, Sculpture, Relief, Like a sculptor, Prometheus is here seen creating the first human being out of clay, while the goddess Minerva endows it with a soul in the shape of a butterfly (the image of the soul), which she places on his head., Carved, Sculpture, European, Modernity (1800 - 1914), Johann Scholl

Minerva Adds a Soul to the Human Being Created by Prometheus, Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1770-1844, Presumably no earlier than 1829 - No later than 1840, Sculpture, Relief, Like a sculptor, Prometheus is here seen creating the first human being out of clay, while the goddess Minerva endows it with a soul in the shape of a butterfly (the image of the soul), which she places on his head., Carved, Sculpture, European, Modernity (1800 - 1914), Johann Scholl Stock Photo
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Penta Springs Limited / Alamy Stock Photo

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5484 x 5484 px | 46.4 x 46.4 cm | 18.3 x 18.3 inches | 300dpi

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29 April 2023

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Penta Springs

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