War and Peace (Portinari)

War and Peace
Portuguese: Guerra e Paz
ArtistCândido Portinari
Year1952-1956
Dimensions1400 cm × 1000 cm (550 in × 390 in)
LocationUnited 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.

  1. ^ "Guerre et Paix de Portinari – Un chef-d'œuvre brésilien pour l'ONU" (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2018.