MARTE (in reposo) LUDOVISI, Palazzo Altemps, Roma

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Ares, sitting on a rock, with left foot resting on a helmet. He clasps his left knee and holds a sword. Eros plays at his feet.

• Height: 1.62m.
• marble statue.
• The statue:
  • is known as the Ares Ludovisi.
  • is a version of a Greek original of about 320 BC.
  • was formerly in the Ludovisi Collection.
  •  Rome, Museo Nazionale delle Terme, inv. 8602; acquired in 1622.

Look at casts showing Ares | Eros.