Iconography

GODS AND MYTHS

Amor / Myths / Amor and Psyche / Single figures / Amor and Psyche embracing / Standing
Amoretti / With objects / Arms and armour / Arms of Mars
Amoretti / Various activities / Making music
Mars / With Venus / Mars leaving Venus
Mars / Myths / Seducing Rhea Silvia
Mars / Attributes / Miscellaneous
Venus / With Amor / Alone / Caressing or kissing / Caressing
Venus / With other figures / Vulcan
Vulcan / With other figures / Venus (not in the forge)

Further details

Field 1: Putti with the arms of Mars; field 2: Amor and Psyche embracing each other (also interpreted as Venus and Amor); field 3: Mars and Venus; fields 4 and 5: Mars appears to Rhea Silvia, in presence of a shepherd and a nymph (the latter also interpreted as Venus and Vulcan)

Artist or creator

Ancient Roman

Date

2nd century - 3rd century

Location

Rome, Palazzo Mattei di Giove

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Lucia Guerrini, Palazzo Mattei di Giove : le antichità, Roma 1982

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’

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