Peace

  • Peace, Fort Hamilton (c.1888)

    Peace, Fort Hamilton (c.1888)

    William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916)

    Sunlight glows through the trees at Fort Hamilton, softening the shoreline. Brushstrokes blur land and water into quiet harmony—a moment where stillness settles over the landscape like mist. No grand drama, just the hush of grass meeting tide, and the peace that lingers there.

  • Peace Concluded (1856)

    Peace Concluded (1856)

    Sir John Everett Millais (English, 1829–1896)

    A wounded soldier rests by the fire, his wife reading the newspaper’s headline—”Peace.” Their child plays with toy soldiers, oblivious. The dog sleeps at their feet. War is over, but its shadow lingers in the room, quiet and heavy. Life resumes, though nothing will be quite the same.

  • Friede (1910-1920)

    Friede (1910-1920)

    Tom Von Dreger (Austrian, 1868–1948)

    A woman’s face emerges from shadow, eyes closed in quiet surrender. Golden light traces her features, softening the sharp lines of sorrow. Not triumph, not despair—just stillness, as if she’s listening to something beyond the frame. The title whispers its promise: *Peace*. But whose? And at what cost?