War and Peace | |
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Portuguese: Guerra e Paz | |
Artist | Cândido Portinari |
Year | 1952-1956 |
Dimensions | 1400 cm × 1000 cm (550 in × 390 in) |
Location | United Nations General Assembly Building, New York |
War and Peace (Portuguese: Guerra e Paz) are two paintings made by Brazilian painter Candido Portinari between 1952 and 1956.[1] They are 14.32 metres (47.0 ft) tall and 10.66 metres (35.0 ft) large each. They were painted for permanent exhibition in the United Nations General Assembly Building at the United Nations headquarters in New York, as a gift from the Brazilian government.