Venus and Mars
Item
- Title
- Venus and Mars
- Rights
- The National Gallery, London. Creative Commons.
- Creator
- Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510)
- Date
- 1485
- Description
- Lovers, Venus and Mars recline in a field. Venus, fully clothed gazes at her sleeping partner, only covered by a white sheet. Three mischievous satyrs, half boy half goat, lift Mars' weapon while one wears his helmet and another blows a conche directly into Mars' ear.
- Format
- Painting. Tempera and oil on poplar.
- Publisher
- The National Gallery, London.
- Contributor
- Mckenzi Monical
- Identifier
- The National Gallery, London. NG915.
- Subject
- Italian Renaissance; Renaissance painting; Venus; Mars; satyrs; love.
- Source
- Jpeg file. The National Gallery, London. 10/17/2023
- https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/sandro-botticelli-venus-and-mars
- Site pages
- Botticelli
- Media
Venus and Mars