The Diversions of Venus and Mars
Technical Details
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Title
The Diversions of Venus and Mars -
Author
Andrea Appiani -
Year
1790 - 5 -
Dimensions
cm 81 x 112 -
Inventory
7382 -
Room
XXXVII
The paintings, inspired by 17th century poet Giovanbattista Marino’s Adonis, depict the Stories of Mars and Venus in two pairs of matching works. This idyllic picture shows the goddess and her amorous tryst with the god of war. Set in original frames probably designed by Giocondo Albertolli, the oval paintings were intended to sit one above the other in the drawing room of an aristocratic Milan residence possibly belonging to a member of the Melzi family or to the Marquis Resta.