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BSL - DL on the 'Palace Athene'

The figure is identified by the cameo on her breastplate as Pallas Athene, the warrior, goddess of wisdom and patron of Athens. Parmigianino has stylised and distorted the figure of the goddess to create a mannerist ideal of beauty. The subject in this pa
Pallas Athene ©

DL explores the myth of the warrior goddess Athena from looking at Parmigianino’s unfinished representation and composes a poem in response to the work.

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Type: Video
Curriculum theme: Art History
Subject: Paintings
Audience: Access event

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