Peter Paul RubensFlandes, 1577–1640Minerva protege a Pax de Marte
Minerva Protects Pax from Mars
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Londres, Reino Unido
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Sobre el cuadro
Minerva protege a Pax de Marte, también conocida como Paz y Guerra es una obra del pintor flamenco Peter Paul Rubens. Se trata de un lienzo que mide 198 cm de alto y 297 cm de ancho. Se conserva en la National Gallery de Londres (Reino Unido). Data de alrededor de 1629 a 1630.
Rubens pintó el cuadro en Londres durante una misión diplomática de paz en nombre de España con Inglaterra y lo regaló al rey Carlos I. El cuadro representa a Minerva, diosa de la sabiduría y de las artes, en el acto de alejar a Marte, dios de la guerra, mientras delante de ellos está la figura desnuda de Pax.
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- Número de inventario
- NG46
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- Wikidata
- Imagen: National Gallery — Peter Paul Rubens · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Mientras tanto, en la vida de Peter Paul Rubens
La vida entera1627–1630
Diplomatic Missions between Spain and England
Rubens was active as a diplomat, shuttling between the courts of Spain and England in an effort to achieve peace between the Catholic Spanish Netherlands and the Protestant Dutch Republic; he also made several trips to Holland.
1628–1629
Eight Months in Madrid, Friendship with Velázquez
During an eight-month stay in Madrid, Rubens, in addition to diplomatic negotiations, executed important works for Philip IV, studied and copied Titian anew, and became friends with the court painter Diego Velázquez.
1629 – April 1630
Diplomatic Journey to London
After a brief stay in Antwerp, Rubens traveled to London, where he remained until April 1630, continuing the peace negotiations between Spain and England.
1630
Marriage to Helena Fourment
Four years after the death of Isabella Brant, the 53-year-old Rubens married the 16-year-old Helena Fourment; she became the artist's muse and the inspiration for the sensuous figures in many of his paintings of the 1630s, including The Three Graces and The Judgment of Paris.
1630
Knighted by Charles I
King Charles I of England knighted Rubens, adding a heraldic lion to his personal coat of arms; a few months later Philip IV confirmed his knightly status.
6 de diciembre de 1630
Married: Helena Fourment
