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Minerva Protecting Peace from Mars

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Minerva protects Pax from Mars
Peace and War
ArtistPeter Paul Rubens
Year1629–30
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions203.5 cm × 298 cm (80.1 in × 117 in)[1]
LocationNational 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.

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  1. ^ a b "Description – Minerva protects Pax from Mars ('Peace and War')". The National Gallery. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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