Detail View: The AMICA Library: The Kiss of Peace and Justice
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1971.102
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Paintings
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Creator Name:
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La Hyre, Laurent de
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Creator Nationality:
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European; French
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1606 - 1656
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Laurent de La Hyre
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Title:
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The Kiss of Peace and Justice
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1654
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Creation Start Date:
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1654
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Creation End Date:
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1654
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Materials and Techniques:
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oil on canvas
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Dimensions:
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Unframed: 54.9cm x 76.2cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1971.102
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Credit Line:
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John L. Severance Fund
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Inscriptions:
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signed lower right: L. De La Hyre. / in. & F. 1654 [inscribed on stone in center: IVSTITIA ET PAX / OSCULATAE SUNT / Psal. 84]
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Evrard Titon du Tillet, Paris (1749). Randon de Boisset collection (Paris sale 1777). Claude Tolozan (Paris sale 1801). London sale, 1970. Cyril Humphris, London.
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Context:
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Peace, torching the instruments of war, and Justice, holding the scales, embrace in a quiet landscape setting. Under the antique urn, the inscription reads, "Justice and Peace kissed" (a reference to Psalm 85:10). The symbolism of the scene may have been inspired by the reconciliation between France's parliament and King Louis XIV's minister Cardinal Mazarin.In 1648 La Hyre became one of the twelve founders of the French Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. He is best known for his graceful, atmospheric landscapes with distant vistas paintedin subtle tones.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1971.102.tif
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