Mars
Count Giovanni Baratta (Carrara 1670 – 1747)
White marble oval relief, within a bardiglio grey frame
77 x 65 cm
Provenance: Gore Vidal (1925-2012), Villa La Rondinaia, Ravello
Publications: Brunetti, Vittoria, ‘Un Marte “da galleria”, opera di Giovanni Baratta’, in Predella, 47 (2020), pp. 33-39, ill. pp. XLII-XLVIII
Exhibition: From the 11th of June to the 10th of October 2021, our Mars will be displayed in Carrara as part of the exhibition Giovanni Antonio Cybei e il suo tempo. Insigne statuario per le corti europee e ‘Primario Direttore’ dell’Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara