Mars
Maker
Agostino Testa
(Italian, 1662 - 1735)
Collections
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Datelate 17th - early 18th century
Mediumlimestone
Dimensions80 × 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.)
DescriptionThis standing full-length statue of a man as a warrior, can be identified with Mars, the god of war and an agricultural guardian in ancient Roman culture.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
On viewObject number20.37
