Venus stands partially draped gazing upwards at Mars, who wears a Roman Centurion style helmet and holds a spear

This magnificent full length sculpture of the Roman Gods ‘Mars and Venus’ was carved from a single marble block. It was commissioned by the Prince Regent for Carlton House in 1815 during Canova's visit to London to see the Elgin Marbles. It represents an allegory of War and Peace after England’s defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

It is currently located at one of the ends of the Marble Hall in Buckingham Palace.