An internal core support is pushed into the plaster-based core of the wax leg as part of the reconstruction of Mars by Andrew Lacey (British, b. 1969), 1997, based on a bronze after a model by Giambologna (Flemish, active Florence, 1529–1608), ca. 1587, probably cast later, H. 40.7 cm (Victoria and Albert Museum, bequeathed by Dr W. L. Hildburgh FSA, inv. A.99-1956). See Bewer, Francesca G. 1996a. “Del formare e del getto: Vom Modellieren und vom Giessen die Herstellung von Bronzestatuetten im 16. Jahrhundert.” In Von allen Seiten schön, edited by Volker Krahn, 82–91. Cologne: Letter-Stiftung..