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"description": "Evrard Titon du Tillet, Paris, probably 1762; Randon de Boisset, Receveur General des Finances, Paris (sale: Paris, February 27\u2014March 25, 1777, no. 170); Joulin [Joullain?]; Marquis de Sabran; purchased by J. B. P. Lebrun in 1796 for Mr. Codman (see Literature, 1935); (sale: Christie's, London, November 27,1970, no. 52, illus., and dated 1659); Lady Nathan; [Cyril Humphris, London). John L. Severance Fund, 1971.",
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"did_you_know": "While the figures of Peace and Justice may refer to Psalm 85:10, the peaceful, pastoral landscape is described in Psalm 85:12.",
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"description": "The figures of Peace (burning the weapons of war) and Justice (holding a sword and scales) embrace in a quiet landscape. The Latin inscription under the antique urn reads \u201cJustice and Peace kissed\u201d (referring to an Old Testament verse, Psalms 85:10). The subject may have had political significance: the painting\u2019s date coincides with the end of the Fronde, a period of civil war in France during which the parlement (courts of appeal) and the nobility sought\u2014unsuccessfully\u2014to limit the power of the monarchy",
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