id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt tx31qf8839m Stephanie Klem 'Peace and War' by Peter Paul Rubens 2011 .txt text/plain 411 15 54 'The Allegory of Peace and War' (National Gallery, London) by Peter Paul Rubens was painted as a gift for King Charles I during the artist's diplomatic sojourn in England from 1629 to 1630. 'Peace and War' has been understood as a means of celebrating the success of the peace negotiations between Spain and England and encouraging Charles I to quickly ratify the peace treaty once it was delivered to England. cache/tx31qf8839m.txt txt/tx31qf8839m.txt