Sujet
Mars, Minerva, Venus, and Cupid, early 1500s. Creator: Valerio Belli (Italian, c. 1468-1546).
Légende
Mars, Minerva, Venus, and Cupid, early 1500s. Mars, the god of war, chooses Minerva over Venus, goddesses representing Virtue and Vice. The subject was common in antiquity, although the male figure traditionally represents Hercules. The snake passing from Minerva to Mars lionizes wisdom, perhaps indicating that the patron, who has yet to be identified, connected the idea of a difficult choice to a specific military or political problem.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F93_050
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
43,8Mo (3,2Mo) / 30,2cm x 36,3cm / 3570 x 4291 (300dpi)