The Consequences of War

Painted by Peter Paul Rubens in 1638 toward the end of his life, 'The Consequences of War' is a complex allegorical indictment of the Thirty Years' War. Mars, torn from the arms of Venus by the Fury Alecto, tramples on figures representing love, music, motherhood, and the arts — an emblem of the destruction of civilisation by unleashed violence. The picture is one of the signature works of the Galleria Palatina at the Palazzo Pitti in Florence.

Exhibition Venue

Palazzo Pitti

Florence, Italy