War and Peace ("La Guerre et la Paix") drawing on the vault of the Temple of Peace (Temple de la Paix, alternate Chapelle de la paix). Picasso had added a semicircular panel with four interlocked figures holding a dove of peace, suggesting the unity of mankind. Vallauris 1961.
Pablo Picasso’s monumental mural *La Guerre et la Paix* (War and Peace) on the vaulted ceiling of the Temple of Peace in Vallauris, 1961. This photograph captures the “War” panel, a dynamic, expressionistic composition of chaos and conflict. In a style reminiscent of *Guernica*, dark silhouettes of soldiers charge above a stylized horse and rider. Amid the turmoil, an elongated figure holds a shield with a dove-like image, while another wields a sword and disembodied hands reach upward in a gesture of despair.
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Artworks:
- "La guerre", 1952. PP.52:063; Z.XV:196
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