• Bertel Thorvaldsen

  1770-1844

Minerva Adds a Soul to the Human Being Created by Prometheus

• Whole work's title

  Strength, Health, Justice, and Wisdom

• Production Date

  Presumably no earlier than 1829 - No later than 1840

• Type of Work / Object

  Sculpture > Relief

• Location

  • Denmark > Copenhagen > Thorvaldsens Museum > Main Floor > Room 6

• Inventory Number

  A323

• Catalogue Number

  A323

• Catalogue Level / Collection

  Thorvaldsen's Art > Thorvaldsen's Sculptures (A)

Explanation

• 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.

Motif / Theme

• Human > God > Prometheus
• Human > Goddess > Athena / Minerva

Additional Catalogue Information