Art about Peace
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Ambrogio Lorenzetti's Allegory of Good Government contains a personification of peace and shows the prosperity that comes with peace. See also Figure 12.19.
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Figure 11-30, The Peaceable Kingdom, Edward Hicks, USA, 1780-1849, oil.
The self-taught Quaker convert shares his vision of a utopian world of peaceable coexistence among all living creatures. William Penn's negotiation of a peace treaty with Native Americans is depicted in the background.
1. View another version of The Peaceable Kingdom by Hicks
Peace Offerings and Peace Monuments
Ara Pacis Augustae commemorated Augustus' success in subduing the civil wars between Spain and France. Sacrificial offerings, however, were made on this altar of peace.
Figure 11-31, Ara Pacis Augustae, Rome, 13-9 BCE. Marble; outer wall, 34' 5” x 38' x 23'.
1. Front view of the ‘Altar of Augustan Peace'
Figure 11-32, Moctezuma's Headdress, Aztec culture, Mexico, c 1319, Quetzal and Cotinga feathers.
Moctezuma presented this extraordinary feather headdress to the Spanish conquistador, Cortés, in an effort to appease the invadors.
1. Moctezuma's Headdress
Figure 11-33, Presentation Pipe Tomahawk, Ottawa, USA, c 1820, wood , inlaid metal.
Presentation Pipe Tomahawk was designed exclusively for exchanging ceremonial peace offerings.
1. Two Presentation Pipe Tomahawks
2. View a rare ‘inlaid presentation pipe tomahawk'
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