Allegory of Peace

Allegory of Peace by Jan Lievens

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

7; 221; 44; 208

About this artwork

oil on canvas

About the Artist

Jan Lievens · 16071674

Jan Lievens (1607–1674) was born in Leiden and showed exceptional artistic promise from an early age, beginning his training with the local painter Joris van Schooten before traveling to Amsterdam around 1617 to study for two years under Pieter Lastman—the same teacher who would later instruct Rembrandt van Rijn. Lievens and Rembrandt, near-contemporaries born in the same city, subsequently shared...

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