The Consequences of War

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The Consequences of War is a dramatic Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens that allegorically depicts the chaos and devastation wrought by armed conflict in 17th-century Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf allegorical painting
painting
appliedOn canvas
artist Peter Paul Rubens
artworkSurface canvas
city Florence
collection Palazzo Pitti
colorPalette dramatic chiaroscuro
commissionedBy Ferdinando II de' Medici
completionDate 1639
countryOfOrigin Belgium
Southern Netherlands
creator Peter Paul Rubens
depicts Europe as a mourning woman
Nemesis
surface form: Fury Alecto

Mars
Temple of Janus
Venus
allegorical figures
architectural ruins
armed conflict in 17th-century Europe
broken lute
caduceus
chaos of war
consequences of war
devastation of war
fallen books and instruments
olive branch
putti
trampled drawing instruments
genre allegorical painting
history painting
hasPart central figure of Mars
figure of Venus trying to restrain Mars
hasStyle Flemish Baroque
height 217 cm
inception 1638
languageOfTitle Italian
location Palatine Gallery
mainSubject Thirty Years' War
impact of war on culture
impact of war on the arts
suffering of civilians
materialUsed oil paint
movement Baroque
titleInDutch The Consequences of War self-linksurface differs
surface form: De gevolgen van de oorlog
titleInFrench The Consequences of War self-linksurface differs
surface form: Les Conséquences de la guerre
titleInItalian The Consequences of War self-linksurface differs
surface form: Le conseguenze della guerra
width 206 cm

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Peter Paul Rubens notableWork The Consequences of War
The Consequences of War titleInItalian The Consequences of War self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Le conseguenze della guerra
The Consequences of War titleInFrench The Consequences of War self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Les Conséquences de la guerre
The Consequences of War titleInDutch The Consequences of War self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: De gevolgen van de oorlog