Ares Borghese (restored replica)
The Ares Borghese is thought to be based on the lost bronze statute attributed to the Athenian sculptor Alcamenes (end of the 5th century BC). According to Pausanias, Alcamenes' statue was erected on the Agora of Athens, The Ares Borghese is most likely a Roman replica, and the version in the Louvre (formally part of the Villa Borghese collection) is considered the most faithful version and is the best preserved. It has given its name to the whole group of similar statues which number at least twenty-one. Louvre version: marble, 2.11 metres tall.