History of the creation of the dove as a symbol of peace

Since antiquity the dove has been the symbol of peace.

The dove is also mentioned in the Bible. In the Old Testament, Noah released a dove three times.

The first time she returned not having found the earth. The second time she came back carrying an olive branch and Noah knew that the level of water had lowered on earth. The third time, she didn’t come back because we could live on the earth again.

From that moment the dove became a sign of reconciliation between God and man

At the end of the Second World War the symbol of the dove received universal recognition. The emblem was created by Pablo Picasso for the World Peace Congress, organized in 1949 in Paris and Prague.

Later Picasso created many variations of the Dove of Peace. The dove’s emblem developed and turned into a laconic emblem.

Since the communist party had organized the congress, the dove became not only the symbol of peace but also of the communist movement.

The dove of peace was not immediately accepted by the public because of their distrust of the communist movement.

Picasso’s dove has been honored by the Philadelphia Museum with a commemorative medal. Shortly after this image began to be recognized and used around the world