Public art & sculpture · London
Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker
Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker in England London, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker is a public sculpture in England London, United Kingdom, dating from 1806. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
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From the Wikipedia article
Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker is a colossal heroic nude statue by the Italian artist Antonio Canova, of Napoleon I of France in the guise of the Roman god Mars. He holds a gilded Nike or Victory standing on an orb in his right hand and a staff in his left. It was produced between 1802 and 1806 and stands 3.45 metres to the raised left hand. Once on display in the Louvre in Paris, it was purchased from Louis XVIII in 1816 by the British government, which granted it to the Duke of Wellington. It is now on display in Robert Adam's stairwell at the Duke's London residence, Apsley House.
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Background
History
At Napoleon's personal and insistent demand, Canova went to Paris in 1802 to model a bust of him. In 1803, after his return to Rome, he began work on the full-length sculpture; it was completed in 1806. Its idealised nude physique draws on the iconography of Augustus, and it was always intended for an interior entrance-hall setting rather than as a freestanding piazza sculpture, though some accounts give the centre of the courtyard of the Palazzo del Senato as the original intended site for the sculpture, following plans drawn up by the architect Luigi Canonica. France's ambassador in Rome François Cacault and the director of French museums Vivant Denon both saw the sculpture while it was a…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5036, -0.1517
- District
- Westminster
- Parish
- Westminster, unparished area
- Postcode
- W1J 7NT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Established
- 1806
- Opening
- We-Su 11:00-17:00
- Official site
- www.wellingtoncollection.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1439502 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker?
- Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker is in London, United Kingdom (postcode W1J 7NT), in the parish of Westminster, unparished area.
- When was Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker built?
- Built or established in 1806.
- Is Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker free to visit?
- Yes, Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker is free to enter.
- How do I get to Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode W1J 7NT. It sits within the Cities of London and Westminster parliamentary constituency.