After Jacopo Sansovino bronze of Mars Circa 19th century

modelled in patinated bronze as the Roman god of war Mars standing in contrapposto, wearing a classical helmet and armour, holding a shield at his side, raised on a naturalistic integral base. Dimensions: 31 cms high x 9.5 cms wide x 8.5 cms deep.Provenance: The model derives from Jacopo Sansovino’s monumental bronze figure of Mars, conceived for the Scala dei Giganti at the Doge’s Palace, Venice, and executed in the mid-16th century. Sansovino’s Mars forms a pair with Neptune and was designed to symbolise Venice’s dominion over land and sea. Previously owned by film director John Schlesinger

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