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The Kiss of Peace and Justice
Created 1654
Curatorial Overview
“The figures of Peace (burning the weapons of war) and Justice (holding a sword and scales) embrace in a quiet landscape. The Latin inscription under the antique urn reads “Justice and Peace kissed” (referring to an Old Testament verse, Psalms 85:10). The subject may have had political significance: the painting’s date coincides with the end of the Fronde, a period of civil war in France during which the parlement (courts of appeal) and the nobility sought—unsuccessfully—to limit the power of the monarchy”
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions{"framed":{"height":0.685,"height_inch":26,"height_inch_fraction":0.9375,"width":0.89,"width_inch":35,"width_inch_fraction":0.0625,"depth":0.065,"depth_inch":2,"depth_inch_fraction":0.5625},"unframed":{"height":0.549,"height_inch":21,"height_inch_fraction":0.625,"width":0.762,"width_inch":30,"width_inch_fraction":0}}
OriginFrance
InstitutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Accession No.1971.102
Credit LineJohn L. Severance Fund
Curatorial Affinity Stream
Continuing the Universe of Laurent de La Hyre (French, 1606–1656)
European Painting and Sculpture • France • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries
Continuous Discovery