Louis Jean Lagrenee Mars and Venus Allegory of Peace Neoclassical Oil Poster
Mars draws back a green curtain to find Venus asleep among doves and a discarded helmet. Lagrenee’s tender allegory of peace.
Description
Mars and Venus, Allegory of Peace shows the god of war unveiling the sleeping goddess of love, doves at their feet and his armor set aside. Lagrenee's silky neoclassical handling makes a gentle anti-war statement. A poetic, little-seen masterpiece for classical interiors.








