Peace and War 1820

horacevernet

gouache

figurative

acrylic

fantasy art

possibly oil pastel

oil painting

acrylic on canvas

underpainting

pastel chalk drawing

painting painterly

watercolor

"Peace and War" (1820) by Horace Vernet (1789-1863) depicts a solitary figure standing near a ruined wall. The figure, likely a peasant, is dressed in simple clothes and holds his hands together in a gesture of resignation. A plow lies abandoned at his feet, symbolizing the disruption of peacetime labor by the ongoing conflict. The painting's dark palette and somber tone evoke the destructive power of war and its impact on the lives of ordinary people.