Diego Velázquez

Mars Resting

1640 — Museo del Prado; Ferdinand VII of Spain · 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. It is thought to have been finished around 1639–1640, as were all paintings made by the artist to be in the Torre de la Parada for King Philip IV of Spain.

Subject
combat helmet, body armor, shield, Ares, sword, Mars

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