Mars Resting
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Mars or Resting Mars is a 1640 painting by Diego Velázquez
. It is now in the Prado Museum.
's sculptures for the Medici
in the new sacristy of the Basilica of San Lorenzo. This painting is a satirical depiction of the god Mars
.
Diego Velázquez
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez was a Spanish painter who was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV. He was an individualistic artist of the contemporary Baroque period, important as a portrait artist...
. It is now in the Prado Museum.
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The painting was inspired by Il Pensieroso, one of MichelangeloMichelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni , commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art...
's sculptures for the Medici
Medici
The House of Medici or Famiglia de' Medici was a political dynasty, banking family and later royal house that first began to gather prominence under Cosimo de' Medici in the Republic of Florence during the late 14th century. The family originated in the Mugello region of the Tuscan countryside,...
in the new sacristy of the Basilica of San Lorenzo. This painting is a satirical depiction of the god Mars
Mars (mythology)
Mars was the Roman god of war and also an agricultural guardian, a combination characteristic of early Rome. He was second in importance only to Jupiter, and he was the most prominent of the military gods worshipped by the Roman legions...
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