Mars is the God of War and therefore gives a more masculine appearance. However, we are in a quiet environment, along with his son, the small Winged messenger of Love, Cupid. So the Sculpture of Mars and Cupid by Bertel Thorvaldsen faces two competing: big and small, Adult and Child, War and Love.
It’s as if the father and the son are in the middle of a game of Exchange: Cupid has to have fun could try his strength on Mars “big sword, and conversely, Mars took Cupid is little game lover in his main.et it is to this game that is the center of attention. Cupid is curious to his father to see if a God of war will be able to recognize the strength of love.
It seems that Mars and Cupid statue is in the middle of some game of exchange: Queue Pad is allowed to try his strength with large, heavy swords on Mars for pleasure. On the other hand, Mars shot a little love game with his hands. And it’s the center of attention, this game. The cue Piad is looking for his father to see if even the god of war can recognize the strength of love.
In this case, the triangles in the country are regenerated. The arrows in the queue are directed to the main figure in the middle of relief, the goddess of love, and the middle of the Venus. The one coming from the left is made by her husband, blacksmiths. They are red hot, like love felt for her.
But venus is cold and refutes its approach. it’s seen in the fact that it is a love that is hardening points of arrows by cooling in a water bowl; it is also more interested in the arrow pointed at it by god of war, in mars. And the result of this – for venus and mars are his parents.
Berteltorbarsen was born in Denmark in the 18th century, spent many years in Italy, and knew nothing about Greek history and myths. However, he understood the style of most classical ancient works and did an impressive work on applying these techniques in his own work.