![Pierre Puvis de Chavannes - War [1867] by Gandalf's Gallery](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_t6wW-7pKyt5l2fzZqYxm5kMY9uh3ppbirTS9l3wYrwrjxs6sIRz7sWmS7B9iAGKW4zfWSBZKaQZJd6Y2qUaq4NieiFw2phP2Hj2jU4NUgaPIBkxRbLtBTLbmNm4Y7HMw=s0-d)
This is one of two companion paintings that are reduced versions of Puvis' large murals shown first in 1861. The historical vagueness of the subjects is intentional: War takes place in some general Northern Druidic/Gallic time, while the other painting, Peace, seems to move closer to the Mediterranean and a golden age of eternal youth. Through his tremendously subtle and understated use of colour and ability to retain a graceful unity within a complex design, Puvis lifted decorative painting to a new level.
[Philadelphia Museum of Art - Oil on canvas, 109.5 x 149.2 cm]
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