Mars Resting

Mars Resting
Resting Mars
Artist Diego Velázquez
Year c.1640
Type Oil on canvas
Dimensions 179 cm × 95 cm (70 in × 37 in)
Location Museo del Prado, Madrid

Mars or Resting Mars (Descanso de Marte, literally The Rest of Mars) is a 1640 painting by Diego Velázquez. It is now in the Prado Museum.

Description

The painting was inspired by Il Pensieroso, one of Michelangelo'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.

History

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