Mars, from "The Planets" — Jacob Matham|Hendrick Goltzius | DiscoverArt

Jacob Matham|Hendrick Goltzius

Mars, from "The Planets"

ca. 1597

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10.8 × 7.3 cm (4.3 × 2.9 in)

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