Watercolour. The original casting showed a sword in the right hand (of which only the hilt remains) and a severed head clutched in the left hand.

Bronze 16 inches high of the Roman god Mars by Giambologna of Florence (1529-1608) which is one of the few sculpted by the master himself and not a later casting by one of his assistants
Bronze 16 inches high of the Roman god Mars by Giambologna of Florence (1529-1608) which is one of the few sculpted by the master himself and not a later casting by one of his assistants
Bronze 16 inches high of the Roman god Mars by Giambologna of Florence (1529-1608) which is one of the few sculpted by the master himself and not a later casting by one of his assistants

Watercolour. The original casting showed a sword in the right hand (of which only the hilt remains) and a severed head clutched in the left hand.