England, Scotland and Minerva by Rubens

England, Scotland and Minerva
The Union of England and Scotland (Charles I as the Prince of Wales). Painting by Peter Paul Rubens, 1633-34. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis.

• The child here represents the young prince Charles, later King Charles I of England, as the embodiment of the union of England and Scotland.
• Three women crown him: the one in red personifies England; the second in yellow, Scotland; and the third, Minerva, Goddess of Wisdom and War.

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