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Dimitri Petrov, "It is right that what is just should be obeyed; it is necessary that what is strongest should be obeyed. Justice without might is helpless; might without justice is tyrannical. Justice without might is gainsaid, because there are always offenders; might , ca. 1951, gouache, crayon, pastel, and paper on paper, sheet: 15 1⁄8 x 12 1⁄2 in. (38.5 x 31.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.237
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Artwork Details
- Title
- “It is right that what is just should be obeyed; it is necessary that what is strongest should be obeyed. Justice without might is helpless; might without justice is tyrannical. Justice without might is gainsaid, because there are always offenders; might without justice is condemned. We must then combine justice and might, and for this end make what is just strong, and what is strong just.” – Blaise Pascal on might and right. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
- Artist
- Date
- ca. 1951
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- sheet: 15 1⁄8 x 12 1⁄2 in. (38.5 x 31.9 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Container Corporation of America
- Mediums Description
- gouache, crayon, pastel, and paper on paper
- Classifications
- Keywords
- Still life — weapon — sword
- Figure — fragment — arm
- Figure male — full length
- Allegory — quality — justice
- Allegory — quality — fortitude
- Object — weapon — bow and arrow
- Object Number
- 1984.124.237