Plate XXXVII (37): Mars, from "Museum Florentinum" (Statuae antiquae dorum et virorum illustrium)
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 15/16 × 10 1/16 in. (38 × 25.5 cm) Plate: 14 3/16 × 8 7/8 in. (36 × 22.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Accession Number
2019.282.125
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the world of 18th-century antiquarian passion with *Plate XXXVII: Mars from the lavish *Museum Florentinum a monumental series documenting the ancient statues housed in Florence's Uffizi Gallery Created in 1734 by artist Giovanni Domenico Campiglia, with masterful engravings by Carlo Greg, this print captures the god of war, Mars in a striking male nude pose, shield in hand—a nod to classical ideals of strength and heroism. The *Museum Florentinum*or *Statuae antiquae deorum et virorum illustrium*) was a scholarly treasure, reproducing over 200 sculptures for Europe's elite collector...
About the Artist
Giovanni Domenico Campiglia|Carlo Gregori · 1692–1775
Italian painter and printmaker.