Bellona, 1633, Oil on canvas, 50 x 38 3/8 in. (127 x 97. 5 cm), Paintings, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606?1669 Amsterdam), Rembrandt?s sober and powerful depiction of Bellona, the Roman goddess of war, was perhaps intended to suggest the new Dutch Republic?s readiness to repel foreign forces. Images of Mars and his sister Bellona occasionally decorated the headquarters of civic guard companies