War and Peace ("La Guerre et la Paix") drawing on the vault of the Temple of Peace (Temple de la Paix, or Chapelle de la paix). Pablo Picasso had added a semicircular panel with four interlocked figures holding a dove of peace, suggesting the unity of mankind. Vallauris 1961. (Digitized from Vintage Print, original negative missing)

A detail from Pablo Picasso's mural *War and Peace* (*La Guerre et la Paix*), photographed on the vault of the Temple of Peace in Vallauris in 1961. In a distinctive cubist style, a stylized warrior strides forward, holding a spear. In the other hand, a large shield prominently features a simple line drawing of a dove with outstretched wings, a potent symbol of peace. The composition, rendered in flat planes and bold outlines, juxtaposes the imagery of war with the hope for peace against the chapel’s rough-hewn stone wall.

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Artworks:

"La guerre et la paix", 1958. Zervos.XVIII.253, Zervos.XVIII.254, Zervos.XVIII.5

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