Minerva Holding a Spear and Shield [reverse]
Francesco di Giorgio Martini
after 1479
![Minerva Holding a Spear and Shield [reverse] by Francesco di Giorgio Martini](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/nga/thumb/minerva-holding-a-spear-and-shield-reverse-nga-44494.webp)
Medium
bronze//Four times pierced
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.) gross weight: 121.2 gr (0.267 lb.) axis: 11:00
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Accession Number
1957.14.694.b
About the Artist
Francesco di Giorgio Martini
Francesco di Giorgio Martini (1439–1501) was a quintessential Renaissance polymath from Siena, Italy, excelling as a painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and theorist in the Sienese School tradition. Baptized on September 23, 1439, to a poultry dealer named Francesco Maurizio di Giorgio di Martino, his early life remains sparsely documented, with the first record of his artistic activity appear...