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El Dios Marte.(The God Mars)...fifteenth plate in the book...El Real Museo de Madrid y las joyas de la pintura en Espana ([Madrid]: Juan José Martinez, [1857])
El Dios Marte.(The God Mars)...fifteenth plate in the book...El Real Museo de Madrid y las joyas de la pintura en Espana ([Madrid]: Juan José Martinez, [1857])
Date:
16th–17th century
Location:
Not on display
Century:
16th Century AD
Media:
Lithograph
Dimensions:
34.2 x 20.2 cm (image); 61.3 x 44 cm (sheet)
Department:
Achenbach Foundation
Object Type:
Print
Country:
Spain
Continent:
Europe
Acquisition Date:
1963-01-01
Credit Line:

Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts

A 19th century version of the great Roman god of war with a hapsburg mustache...oversize helmet...weaponry in the foreground.

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