Minerva as patroness of Arts and Sciences, by Adam Elsheimer

An image of Minerva as patroness of Arts and Sciences. Elsheimer, Adam (German, 1578-1610). Oil on copper, height 8.6 cm, width 14.6 cm, 1600-1605.

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Minerva as patroness of Arts and Sciences. Elsheimer, Adam (German, 1578-1610). Oil on copper, height 8.6 cm, width 14.6 cm, 1600-1605.

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Accession Number: 539
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 602 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 63.82kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 16/1
Captured: 2013:08:13 10:48:02

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