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Circle of Hendrik de Keyser
Marscirca 1600

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Bronze sculpture of a standing nude male figure wearing a winged helmet, holding a short rod, on a dark mottled stone pedestal
Dark-patinated bronze figure of a standing male nude seen from behind, wearing a plumed winged helmet and draped fabric at the hip, holding a slender rod, mounted on a cylindrical black marble pedestal.
Bronze sculpture, upper torso and head of a bearded male figure wearing a plumed helmet with a headband, bare-chested, with dark patinated surface and finely detailed facial features and curling hair.

Circle of Hendrik de Keyser, Mars, circa 1600, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by James E. Clark, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Circle of Hendrik de Keyser
Northern Netherlands, 1565-1621
Title
Mars
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
circa 1600
Medium
Bronze on bronze and marble base
Dimensions
Figure: 21 1/4 × 7 7/8 × 4 1/8 in. (53.98 × 20 × 10.48 cm) Base: 10 1/2 × 6 in. (26.67 × 15.24 cm) Overall: 33 3/8 x 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (84.77 × 24.13 × 19.05 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by James E. Clark
Accession Number
M.84.65.1
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Schaefer, Scott, and Peter Fusco. European Painting and Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: an Illustrated Summary Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.

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