Statue of Athena with a snake

This sculpture consists of a draped female torso of the Roman period, modelled on a Greek statue type of the late 5th century BC, completed in the 17th century by Alessandro Algardi. The original sculpture may have depicted the goddess of health, Hygieia, daughter of Aesculapius, identified by her attribute, the snake. Algardi's 17th century restorationa was inspired by the Athena Giustiniani statue type as requested by his patron, Cardinal Ludovisi.这件雕塑为罗马时期的披袍女性躯干像，其原型源自公元前5世纪晚期的希腊雕像范式，由亚历山德罗·阿尔加迪（Alessandro Algardi）于17世纪完成修复。原作或为描绘健康女神许癸厄亚（Hygieia）——医神阿斯克勒庇俄斯（Aesculapius）之女——的作品，其标志性识别器物为蛇。阿尔加迪的这件17世纪修复作品，系遵照其资助人卢多维西红衣主教（Cardinal Ludovisi）的要求，以《吉斯蒂尼亚尼雅典娜像》（Athena Giustiniani）的雕像范式为灵感创作而成。