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4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2018.
Mars Bound by Amoretti
4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2018.
4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2018.

Mars Bound by Amoretti

Artist Jan van Bijlert (Dutch, 1597 - 1671)
DateAfter 1630
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 50 1/4 x 55 7/8 in. (127.6 x 141.9 cm)
Overall, Frame: 61 1/4 x 66 1/4 in. (155.6 x 168.3 cm)
ClassificationsEuropean art
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.457
Terms
  • Mythology
  • Mars
  • Amoretti
  • Blue
  • Mauve
  • Brown
  • Gray
  • White
  • Utrecht
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Not on view
DescriptionThis is an oil on canvas painting depicting Mars, the Roman war god, being tied to a battle drum by Venus' offspring. Mars looks back at one Amoretto (little cupid), standing guard over him with an arrow, while the other ties his hands with rope.

Label TextJan van Bijlert Dutch, 1597–1671 Mars Bound by Amoretti, after 1630 Oil on canvas Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.457
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