The Power of Peace, 1678, De Cracht des Pays (title on object), Sentence print on the Peace of Nijmegen concluded between the Republic and France on August 10, 1678. De Prudence (Prudentia), Reason (Ratio) and Time (Tempus) beat the weapons of war into plowshares and other tools. Violence (Violentia) operates the bellows of the furnace. In heaven Peace (Pax) and Justice (Justitia). In and below the performance inscriptions and verses in Dutch, Latin and French. The print was originally produced on the occasion of the Eternal Edict in 1577 and was previously adapted to serve as an allegory to the Peace of Munster in 1648., print, print maker: Wierix, after design by: Marten van Cleve (I), (attributed to), publisher: Jacob Peeters, (mentioned on object), print maker: Southern Netherlands, publisher: Antwerp, 1577 and/or 1678, paper, engraving, height, 376 mm × width, 460 mm
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