Resting Mars by Diego Velázquez

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"Mars Resting" by Diego Velázquez

The Nude in Art

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Was Mars noble, heroic and powerful or in fact, a little past his prime? Colin Wiggins discusses Velázquez’s unconventional and tongue-in-cheek depiction of a classical deity.

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