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Mars and Rhea Silvia

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Mars and Rhea Silvia (1617) by Rubens

Mars and Rhea Silvia is a 1617 painting by Peter Paul Rubens, now in the Liechtenstein Museum in Vienna. It shows Mars's rape of Rhea Silvia, which resulted in the birth of Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome.[1]

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  1. ^ "ACDSee Online". Archived from the original on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-02-04.