Sculpture

Mars

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Type: Sculpture(Opens in new tab)
Date: late 17th - early 18th century
Accession number: 20.37
Maker: Agostino Testa(Opens in new tab) (Italian, 1662–1735)
Attributeds: previously attributed to Francesco Marinali(Opens in new tab) (Italian, 1609–1660); previoulsy attributed to Unknown, Italian(Opens in new tab) (Italian)
Dimensions: 80 × 28 1/2 × 21 in. (203.2 × 72.4 × 53.3 cm.) base: 16 × 26 × 26 in. (40.6 × 66 × 66 cm.) overall: 96 × 28 1/2 × 26 in. (243.8 × 72.4 × 66 cm.)
Medium: limestone
Description: This statue portrays a warrior who can be identified with Mars, the god of war and an agricultural guardian in ancient Roman culture.
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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