Mars

c. 1584–87 · Sculpture

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Var finns ”Mars” nu? Cleveland Museum of Art, 117A Italian Renaissance, Cleveland. Ja, visas nu. Kontrollerat 9 november 2026.

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Giambologna's Mars, about 1584–1587, is a small bronze in the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Without the god's customary helmet and armor, he pauses in mid-step, drawing his sword arm back against an opponent he watches. The twisting action recurs in models by Giambologna. Collectors placed such bronzes in rooms alongside ancient objects, coins, shells, and curiosities. Their manageable size allowed owners to move them around and hold them, appreciating the sculpture through their hands as well as their eyes. On view in gallery 117A.

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Although he is lacking the helmet and armor common to Mars in Roman iconography, this figure is identified as the ancient god of war. Mars pauses mid-stride, swinging his sword arm back to strike an enemy in his gaze; this dynamic composition is typical of Giambologna’s models. Collectors prized small bronzes such as this and often kept them in special rooms along with antiquities, coins, shells, and other curiosities. Easy to hold and arrange due to their small size, they were appreciated through touch as well as sight.

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