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Emilia Filonardi at 20 as Minerva, 1863, after G B Lombardi

The sculptor’s wife at 20, not married yet but enamored of one another. She died at 29 in her 2nd childbirth, leaving a 6year old son. As Minerva, she's bereft at the death of the beloved prefect; all her powers avail nothing in the face of death.

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Date Taken: 09.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Bologna, Italy
Copyright: © J. Carson Barnes