Sculpture

Mars

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Type: Sculpture(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1700-1757
Accession number: 22.17
Maker: Giacomo Cassetti(Opens in new tab) (Italian, 1682–1757)
Attributed: Previously attributed to Unknown, Italian(Opens in new tab) (Italian)
Dimensions: 71 1/2 × 24 × 18 in. (181.6 × 61 × 45.7 cm.) base: 23 × 24 × 24 in. (58.4 × 61 × 61 cm.) overall: 94 1/2 × 24 × 24 in. (240 × 61 × 61 cm.)
Medium: limestone
Description: This statue probably portrays Mars, the god of war in ancient Roman myth, shown here as a mature emperor resting his right foot on a plumed helmet.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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