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Engraved allegory with a nude central woman, winged figures, a globe and flowers above, and trampled armour and weapons in the foreground.

Allegory of Peace with Abundance, 1648 engraving

An engraved allegory of peace: a nude female figure at centre reaches toward a seated woman and a large globe, while winged figures, putti and a figure bearing a cornucopia of flowers gather above. Trampled armour and weapons lie in the foreground beneath rays of light.

Artist
Wenceslaus Hollar
Date
1648
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2945 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1648.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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