Mars and Venus
1822
Antonio Canova (1757-1822)
Commissioned by George IV in 1815, for Carlton House in 1815 during Canova’s visit to London. It represents an allegory of War and Peace after England’s defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
Buckingham Palace.
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