Henri Rousseau / The Representatives of Foreign Powers Coming to Greet the Republic as a Sign of Peace

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The Representatives of Foreign Powers Coming to Greet the Republic as a Sign of Peace

1907 · Oil on canvas

Dozens of world leaders, from European monarchs to non-Western dignitaries, crowd around an allegorical figure of the Republic in Rousseau's sprawling vision of universal peace.

ArtistHHenri Rousseau

MuseumMMusée Picasso

MovementPPost-Impressionism

LocationParis, France

Genregroup portrait

Dimensions130 × 161 cm

SourceWikidata Q60668363

Why it matters

Heads of state, including Wilhelm II and Victor Emmanuel III, gather under Marianne holding olive branches, symbols of peace. Mocked when shown in 1907, it was bought by Picasso after Rousseau's death.

Did you know?

It was painted in 1907.
Its alternative title is Union of Peoples.
It is in the Musée Picasso in Paris.

Based on the French Wikipedia article Les Représentants des puissances étrangères venant saluer la République en signe de paix (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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