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Allegory of Peace
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Allegory of Peace

Jan Lievens · 1652 · canvas; oil paint (paint)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Allegory of Peace. The seated female personification of Peace is crowned with a laurel wreath by a woman in armor. Under her feet, Peace tramples the personification of War. On the right, women carry baskets or horns of fruit and a putto plays the drum. On the left, two putti chain the feet of War. On the left, some women and putti with flowers.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
painting'Pace' (Ripa)'Guerra' (Ripa)
Credit lineAllegory of Peace. 1652. Jan Lievens. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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