Mars Being Disarmed by Venus

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mythological painting painting

"Mars Being Disarmed by Venus" is a late Neoclassical mythological painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting the Roman god of war subdued and disarmed by the goddess of love.

Aliases (1)

Mars désarmé par Vénus ×1

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mythological painting → painting →
artHistoricalSignificance	example of David’s late style → transition from strict Neoclassicism toward more sensual themes →
artisticPeriod	late Neoclassicism →
basedOn	Roman mythology →
collection	Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium →
completionDate	1824 →
countryOfOrigin	France →
creator	Jacques-Louis David →
creatorBirthDate	1748 →
creatorBirthName	Jacques-Louis David →
creatorCountry	France →
creatorDeathDate	1825 →
creatorGender	male →
creatorNationality	French →
depicts	Cupid → Mars → Roman god of war → Venus → armor → goddess of love → nudity → weapons →
genre	history painting →
inception	1824 →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Brussels →
locatedInTheCountry	Belgium →
location	Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium →
movement	Neoclassicism →
narrativeRoleOfMars	subdued →
narrativeRoleOfVenus	disarming Mars →
originalTitle	Mars désarmé par Vénus →
originalTitleLanguage	French →
paintingSurface	canvas →
paintingTechnique	oil paint →
significantEvent	last major work by Jacques-Louis David →
theme	love conquering war →
titleLanguage	English →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jacques-Louis David →	notableWork
Mars Being Disarmed by Venus ("Mars désarmé par Vénus") →	originalTitle