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Minerva Fighting Mars
Minerva Fighting Mars ("Combat de Mars contre Minerve") is a 1771 painting by Jacques-Louis David, now in the Louvre.
History.
David produced the painting to compete for the Prix de Rome of 1771 - he and the seven other competitors were assigned the task of painting a new work in 10 weeks on a set subject, which that year was the "Iliad". David lost that year to Joseph-Benoît Suvée, finally winning on his fourth attempt in 1774 with
Minerva Protecting Peace from Mars
Minerva protecting Peace from Mars or Peace and War is a painting by Peter Paul Rubens. He produced it in London between 1629 and 1630, during a diplomatic mission from the Spanish Netherlands to Charles I of England. It is now in the National Gallery, London.
It shows Minerva (goddess of war, wisdom and crafts) fighting off Mars, with a nude figure of Peace in the centre.
External links.
- Catalogue entry