Allegory on the Peace of Rijswijk

Artist: Johannes Voorhout
Artwork: Allegory on the Peace of Rijswijk
Description: This painting commemorates the 1697 Treaty of Rijswijk, which ended the Nine Years’ War. The personification of Peace tramples upon weapons and Discord, while putti play with the cornucopia of Plenty. In the background, Mercury flies down from heaven with the news of the peace.
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