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Date : between 1610 and 1612
Material : Oil painting on wood
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European Painting
Painting
Area related
Flandres
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In a scheduled corner of Vulcan's forge, Venus disarms her lover Mars, the god of war, with the playful help of her cupids. Love's victory over Strife was understood in this period as an allegory of peace, and the subject may reflect contemporary hopes for concord following the signing of the Twelve-Year Truce that ended the decades-long conflict in the Netherlands. The harmonious combination of reflective armor and creamy flesh resulted from the collaboration of Brueghel, who painted the setting and armaments, and Rubens, who painted the figures. Rubens and Brueghel, who were close colleagues, collaborated on at least twenty-five paintings.
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