MARTE BORGHESIANO -- il nudo maschile nella statuaria italiana a tutto tondo all'aperto -- Villa Borghese

Speranza

Ares, wearing a helmet and one ankle ring.

Holding a shield and spear in his left hand and a sword in his right.

• Height: 2.18m.
• Copy of a marble statue.
• The statue:
  • is known as the Ares Borghese.
  • is a version of a Greek original of about 430 BC.
  • was formerly in the Borghese collection.
  • is now in Paris, Musée du Louvre, 866; acquired in 1808.

Look at casts showing Ares