Product Description
Titled "Mars Wonders in Yellow", the Neoclassical Pop Art artwork is inspired by Diego Velázquez's "Mars Resting", painted c. 1638 and currently at the Museo del Prado, Madrid.
The painting is a satirical depiction of the god Mars. In ancient Roman myth, Mars, son of Jupiter and Juno, was the god of war and an agricultural guardian.
Although it's unknown if the image of Mars was of a live model, it explores the human anatomy. Its pose recalls one of Michelangelo's sculptures for the Medici Chapel in the Church of San Lorenzo, Florence, known as "Il Pensieroso" (The Thinker), and the study was influenced by Peter Paul Rubens's Greco-Roman mythological artworks.
Some historians suggest that in "Mars Resting", Velázquez expressed Spain's declining military power at the time. Others suggest that Mars, sitting on his unmade bed resting in a lazy pose with his armor at his feet, has just bedded Vulcan's wife, Venus.
Mars resting in a reflective state of mind portrays the themes of the defeat of arms and the idea that love conquers all.
In yellow, the Neoclassical Pop Art artwork breaks both the bedding and the arms into an abstract expression of Mars's stream of thoughts.
A collectible original artwork. Created by the Neoclassical Pop Art studio as an original contemporary painting. A collectible statement piece where the old masters meet pop culture, made for true art lovers.
- Creator : Neoclassical Pop Art
- Year of Creation : 2018
- Dimensions : 24"x 36"
- Medium : Oil on Canvas
- Movement & Style : Neoclassical Pop Art
- Hand-painted in oil on stretched canvas
