Why it matters
Venus watches over the sleeping Mars while baby satyrs play with his armour, an allegory of beauty and valour. Its wide format suggests it was made to adorn a bridal bedroom.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1485.
- The humanist Poliziano may have advised on its concept.
- It is the only one of Botticelli's great mythologies not in the Uffizi.
Based on the Wikipedia article Venus and Mars (Botticelli) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
