Grand Tour Ludovisi Mars in Patinated Bronze

Name: Grand Tour Ludovisi Mars in Patinated Bronze
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1070518
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Cella

Description

Stunning, rare, 19th century Grand Tour Italian patinated bronze of the Ludovisi Mars a 2nd century Roman marble sculpture after a late 4th-century BC Greek original of Ares the Greek god of war seated on a trophy of arms with a young Eros playing at his feet. Discovered in 1622 near the Palazzo Santa Croce, the sculpture was thought originally been part of a temple dedicated to Mars and became part of the collection of Cardinal Ludovisi (1595-1632). One of the highlights of the Grand Tour it is now on permanent display in the Museo Nazionale Romano in Rome. The 18th century connoisseur Johann Joachim Winckelmann, described the statue as 'the most beautiful Mars that had been preserved from Antiquity'. Finely cast with a beautiful deep patination from many untouched years, matt verdigris, almost, archaeoligical finish. Presented on a green Levanto marble base. Italy, probably Rome, circa 1850.

Physical Dimensions

Height

40cm (15.75")

Width

28cm (11.02")

Depth

18cm (7.09")

Declaration

Cella has dated this piece to the 1850s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1070518

Dealers Internal Reference

CA922

Dealers Notes

Based in London, we are dealers in fine decorative antiques from the 18th and 19th centuries. We specialise in this era of enlightenment, neoclassicism and the Grand Tour, with its far reaching influence on style and taste in Britain, Continental Europe and beyond: elegance in the age of Napoleon. Our extensive stock covers all aspects of this period and decorative antiques influenced by the period. We constantly source new, beautiful items and upload to our site regularly. We are first and foremost antique collectors with over thirty years of experience; we only buy what we love and we hope you will too. Additional images can be supplied on request. More items are available on our website http://www.cellantiques.co.uk. We ship worldwide.

Description

“

Discovered in 1622 near the Palazzo Santa Croce, the sculpture was thought originally been part of a temple dedicated to Mars and became part of the collection of Cardinal Ludovisi (1595-1632).

Cella

One of the highlights of the Grand Tour it is now on permanent display in the Museo Nazionale Romano in Rome. The 18th century connoisseur Johann Joachim Winckelmann, described the statue as 'the most beautiful Mars that had been preserved from Antiquity'. Finely cast with a beautiful deep patination from many untouched years, matt verdigris, almost, archaeoligical finish. Presented on a green Levanto marble base. Italy, probably Rome, circa 1850.