Peace on Earth

ByMark Vallen
Dove - 1949 Lithograph by Picasso
Dove. Pablo Picasso 1949. Lithograph. Created for the World Peace Conference. 

Peace on Earth, Paz en la tierra, Paix sur terre, Frieden auf Masse, Мир на земле.

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