London Art Studies Peter Paul Rubens Minerva protects Pax from War Peace and War

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"Minerva Protects Pax from Mars (Peace and War)" by Peter Paul Rubens

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Colin Wiggins unravels the allegories within this fabulously dynamic painting by Dutch artist Peter Paul Rubens. Discover how this blissful world of peace, fertility and fecundity was in fact in aid of a diplomatic mission to ensure peace between the Netherlands and England.

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