Minerva Protecting Pax from Mars by Rubens

Minerva protects Pax from Mars
Painted by Rubens, 1629-1630. The National Gallery, London.

• The central figure represents Pax - peace - in the person of Ceres, Goddess of the earth, sharing her bounty with the group of figures in the foreground.
• To the right of Pax, Minerva, Goddess of wisdom, drives away Mars, God of war.

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