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Mars Resting

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Mars, also known as Resting Mars, is a 1640 painting by Diego Velazquez, now in the Prado Museum. It is thought to have been finished around 1639 to 1640, one of a group of paintings the artist made for the Torre de la Parada for King Philip IV of Spain. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Year Created
1640 1
Medium
Oil on canvas 1
Location
Museo del Prado, Madrid 1
Commissioned By
King Philip IV of Spain 1
Classification
Genre
Painting 1
Sources
1. Mars Resting (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction, sentence 1
    is a 1640 painting
  • Infobox, medium
    Oil on canvas
  • Infobox, museum
    Museo del Prado
  • Introduction, sentence 3
    the Torre de la Parada for King Philip IV of Spain
  • Genre reference
    Mars, also known as Resting Mars, is a 1640 painting by Diego Velazquez, now in the Prado Museum.
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