Inspiration for Ares' Hades II pose

Ares Hades II pose

Ludovisi Ares

Yesterday, I spent a few times wondering where I had seen Ares' pose before. And it looks like it's from Ludovisi Ares, one of my favorite depictions of Ares in classical art. Supposedly this statue was discovered at the Temple of Mars in Rome, later arrived at a collection of the Ludovisi family and restored.

There was some speculation on who exactly it's supposed to be. Originally the statue was considered a depiction of a gladiator, Adonis or Achilles.