▁Sch eld t ) ▁of ▁ 1 6 0 9 ▁( Ro yal ▁Museum ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁Ant werp ) ▁is ▁a ▁key ▁work ▁of ▁J ans sens ' ▁Car av ag ges que ▁period . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁Ant werp ▁city ▁magistr ate ▁to ▁decor ate ▁the ▁chim ney ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁hall ' s ▁Assembly ▁Room ▁where ▁the ▁Tw elve ▁Years ' ▁Tru ce ▁between ▁Spain ▁and ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Republic ▁was ▁signed ▁on ▁ 9 ▁April ▁ 1 6 0 9 . ▁ ▁Rub ens ▁also ▁received ▁a ▁commission ▁for ▁the ▁same ▁occasion . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁hoped ▁that ▁the ▁Tru ce ▁would ▁bring ▁new ▁prosper ity ▁and ▁trade ▁to ▁Ant werp , ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁city ▁had ▁tradition ally ▁re lied ▁on ▁the ▁river ▁Sch eld t . ▁The ▁subject ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁is ▁therefore ▁S cal dis ▁( the ▁river ▁Sch eld t ) ▁and ▁Ant ver p ia ▁( the ▁city ▁of ▁Ant werp ). ▁This ▁work ▁was ▁made ▁when ▁J ans sens ' ▁art istic ▁powers ▁had ▁reached ▁their ▁peak . ▁ ▁The ▁figure ▁of ▁S cal dis ▁is ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁stat ute ▁of ▁the ▁T iber ▁on ▁the ▁Capit oline ▁Hill ▁while ▁the ▁composition ▁itself ▁res emb les ▁Michel ang elo ' s ▁The ▁Cre ation ▁of ▁Adam . ▁This ▁work ▁shows ▁how ▁J ans sens ' ▁style ▁had ▁developed ▁towards ▁a ▁classic ▁academic ▁beauty , ▁harm on ious ▁in ▁form ▁and ▁with ▁an ▁un bro ken ▁p alette . ▁The