499782 The Kiss of Peace and Justice, 1654 (oil on canvas) by La Hyre, Laurent de (1606-56); 68.5x89 (framed) 54.9x76.2 (unframed) cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: The figures of Peace (who is burning the weapons of war) and Justice (who is holding the scales) embrace in a quiet landscape. Under the antique urn, the inscription reads, ???ustice and Peace kissed??(referring to an Old Testament verse, Psalm 85:10). The subject may have political meaning, and probably has some connection to the end of the Fronde, a period when the French parlement (the council of nobles) concluded their active disagreement with the crown. ); John L. Severance Fund; French, out of copyright.