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The Daughters of Cecrops Discover Minerva's Secret, C.W. Eckersberg

The Daughters of Cecrops Discover Minerva's Secret

Cecrops døtre afslører Minervas hemmeligheder (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish) (1783-1853)

Movement
Danish Golden Age
Date
1814
Medium
Pencil
Dimensions
23 × 24.7 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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