Allegory of the Peace of Westphalia
Jacob Jordaens · 1654
Why it's great
Jacob Jordaens fills a canvas with gods, figures and symbols of peace to celebrate the Peace of Westphalia, the treaties of 1648 that ended the Thirty Years' War. He painted it in 1654.
🏛️ Part of history
The Thirty Years' War & the Dutch Revolt (1568–1648) — Jacob Jordaens fills a canvas with gods, figures and symbols of peace to celebrate the Peace of Westphalia, the treaties of 1648 that ended the Thirty Years' War.
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Jacob Jordaens was a Flemish painter born in Antwerp in 1593 who lived there all his life. He worked alongside Rubens and became famous for lively scenes with big, rosy figures, including feasts and proverbs. He died in Antwerp in 1678.
