Minerva Protecting Peace from Mars
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Minerva protects Pax from Mars | |
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Peace and War | |
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Artist | Peter Paul Rubens |
Year | 1629–30 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 203.5 cm × 298 cm (80.1 in × 117 in)[1] |
Standort | National Gallery, London |
Minerva protecting Peace from Mars or Peace and War is a painting by Peter Paul Rubens. He produced it in London between 1629 and 1630, during a diplomatic mission from the Spanish Netherlands to Charles I of England. It is now in the National Gallery, London.[1]
It shows Minerva (goddess of war, wisdom and crafts) fighting off Mars, with the nude figure of the goddess Pax (commonly known as "Peace" in English) in the centre.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Description – Minerva protects Pax from Mars ('Peace and War')". The National Gallery. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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