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War
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes1867
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, United States
This painting is one of a series of four, each representing an aspect of the human condition: Peace, War, Work, and Rest. Here, the state of War is shown as a dark, barren landscape where impoverished and starving people mourn their dead, raising their sorrowing eyes to the skies.
This work is a reduced version of an allegorical painting that Puvis executed in 1861 for the monumental staircase of the Musée de Picardie in Amiens, France.
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Details
- Title: War
- Creator Lifespan: 1824/1898
- Creator Nationality: French
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Paris, France
- Creator Birth Place: Lyon, France
- Date Created: 1867
- Location Created: France
- Physical Dimensions: w58.75 x h43.11 in (Overall)
- Provenance: John G. Johnson Collection, 1917
- Type: Paintings
- Rights: © 2014 Philadelphia Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
- External Link: Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Description: Reduced version of the 1861 painting in the Musée de Picardie, Amiens; companion to Peace, in the John G. Johnson Collection, Philadelphia Museum of Art (Cat. 1062), and the paintings Work and Rest, in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
- Artist/Maker: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French, 1824 - 1898
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