Minerva Protecting Peace from Mars
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Painting by Peter Paul Rubens
Minerva protects Pax from Mars | |
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Peace and War | |
National Gallery , London |
Minerva protecting Peace from Mars or Peace and War is a painting by
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
- ^ The National Gallery. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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