Overwinning van Vrede op Oorlog by Pieter Tanjé

Overwinning van Vrede op Oorlog 1716 - 1761

quirky sketch

symbol

pen sketch

personal sketchbook

sketchwork

pen-ink sketch

sketchbook drawing

storyboard and sketchbook work

sketchbook art

fantasy sketch

initial sketch

"Overwinning van Vrede op Oorlog" (Victory of Peace Over War) is an etching by Dutch artist Pieter Tanjé, created between 1716 and 1761. The print depicts a scene of peace prevailing over war, symbolized by a winged figure of Peace holding a branch of olive, while War, a figure seated in armor, is disarmed and surrounded by cherubs. Tanjé's work, housed in the Rijksmuseum, captures the 18th-century fascination with allegorical imagery and the triumph of peace in a dynamic composition.