Allegorical Collection (page 2)

Winged Victoria figure, Siegessaule, Berlin, Germany
The winged bronze Victoria figure on the top of the Siegessaeule (Pillar of Victory). The Victory Column (Siegessaule) in Berlin, Germany

Patriotic French poster by Cappiello
Patriotic poster by Leonetto Cappiello, depicting Marianne, the national symbol of France, standing on a red, white and blue map of the country

Woman Bird Cage 1929

Love / Friendship / Hands
Friendship: I value no gift that Good Fortune may send, Like the grip of the hand of a dear true Friend

Charity (engraving)
778191 Charity (engraving) by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92) (after); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; (add.info)

Mercury riding Pegasus, known as the Horse of Marly, 1701-02 (marble)
XIR167868 Mercury riding Pegasus, known as the Horse of Marly, 1701-02 (marble) by Coysevox, Antoine (1640-1720); height: 326 cm; Louvre, Paris

Allegory of Innocence, 17th century (oil on canvas)
AMO98789 Allegory of Innocence, 17th century (oil on canvas) by Lippi, Lorenzo (1606-65); 74x59 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Italian, out of copyright

Time smoking a Picture, 1761 (engraving)
XJF400614 Time smoking a Picture, 1761 (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); Private Collection; (add.info.: subscription ticket for Sigismonda; ); English, out of copyright

Music sheet cover for Queen of the May Quadrille
Music sheet cover for the Queen of the May Quadrille, composed by the French conductor Louis Antoine Jullien (1812-1860), and dedicated to Mrs Robert Arkwright (the actress Frances Crawford Kemble)

Vertumnus, 1591 (oil on panel)
3087099 Vertumnus, 1591 (oil on panel) by Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1527-93); 70x58 cm; Skokloster Castle, Sweden; (add.info.: Tribute to Emperor Rudolf II (1552-1612) Habsburg

Innocence takes refuge in the arms of Justice (oil on canvas)
XIR902101 Innocence takes refuge in the arms of Justice (oil on canvas) by Vigee-Lebrun, Elisabeth Louise (1755-1842); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Angers

Victory, 1905 (oil on canvas)
XIR418368 Victory, 1905 (oil on canvas) by Detaille, Jean-Baptiste Edouard (1848-1912); 144x76 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Dunkirk

WW1 Allegory - The Allies greet the arriving Italian Soldier
Viva L Italia ! - WW1 Allegory - The Allies greet the arriving Italian Soldier - " Banded together to face the foe." Date: circa 1916

Love / Language of Kisses
The language of kisses: timid, frivolous, passionate, amorous, languorous, and - last but not least - voluptuous

Dangers of Love 16C
The dangers of love

Love / Language of Legs
The language of legs, from " I am hesitant", to " Better and better", right through to " Thats the ticket!"

Truth, Leading the Sciences, Giving Light to Man, 1891 (mural)
XIR222489 Truth, Leading the Sciences, Giving Light to Man, 1891 (mural) by Besnard, Paul Albert (1849-1934); Mairie du 1er Arrondissement, Paris

Scene from Petrarch's I Trionfi (colour litho)
8626248 Scene from Petrarch's I Trionfi (colour litho) by Italian School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Triumph of Time)

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and come unto me, c1920 (stained glass)
8714198 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and come unto me, c1920 (stained glass) by Mayer, Franz (1848-1926); (add.info.: Stained Glass built 1920s. Glass by Franz Mayer Germany)

Ceiling of the hall with the Bologna Quarters, Hall of the Guards, Este Ducal Palace, Sassuolo, Italy
8683537 Ceiling of the hall with the Bologna Quarters, Hall of the Guards, Este Ducal Palace, Sassuolo, Italy by Colonna, Angelo Michele (1604-1687); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Autumn, 14th century (fresco)
8683334 Autumn, 14th century (fresco) by Bindoccio, Cristoforo di & Piero, Meo di (14th century); Museo di palazzo Corboli (Museo civico archeologico e d'arte sacra), Asciano, Tuscany

"The ages of man" or "the scale of life", late 19th century (illustration)
AIS5363677 "The ages of man" or "the scale of life", late 19th century (illustration); (add.info.: "The ages of man" or "the scale of life")

Allegorie de la Franc maconnerie : celle ci montre la lumiere du savoir et de la verite. Gravure. Biblioteca Nacional
AIS5373344 Allegorie de la Franc maconnerie : celle ci montre la lumiere du savoir et de la verite. Gravure. Biblioteca Nacional. Madrid.; © Iberfoto.

"Triumph of Renown" Allegory on the frontispiece of a manuscript by Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) (1304-1374)
AIS5386913 "Triumph of Renown" Allegory on the frontispiece of a manuscript by Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) (1304-1374) 15th century.

A Garland of Roses (June) 1897 (Oil, pastel, and pencil on canvas)
8766668 A Garland of Roses (June) 1897 (Oil, pastel, and pencil on canvas) by Blum, Robert Frederick (1857-1903); 71.1x34.3 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art .

Enlisment during WW I, c.1914-1917 (poster)
8698393 Enlisment during WW I, c.1914-1917 (poster); (add.info.: History. United Kingdom. First World War. "Come lad, Step across and help." Poster about the enlisment, United Kingdom)

Ceiling with allegorical subject, Hall of the Firmament, 1557-58 (fresco)
7292622 Ceiling with allegorical subject, Hall of the Firmament, 1557-58 (fresco); Museo Civico Palazzo Chiericati, Vicenza, Italy; (add.info.: Civic Museum of Chiericati Palace)

Ceiling with allegorical subject, Hall of the Firmament, 1557-58 (fresco)
7292512 Ceiling with allegorical subject, Hall of the Firmament, 1557-58 (fresco); Museo Civico Palazzo Chiericati, Vicenza, Italy; (add.info.: Civic Museum of Chiericati Palace)

Symbolic female figure with an anchor, representing 'Hope', c.1800 (leather, gold)
7340089 Symbolic female figure with an anchor, representing 'Hope', c.1800 (leather, gold) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 2.7x1.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The immortality of Nelson, 1807 (oil on canvas)
7337998 The immortality of Nelson, 1807 (oil on canvas) by West, Benjamin (1738-1820); 90.8x76.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Engraving depicting an allegorical figure representing Astronomy, shown holding an armillary sphere. Dated 19th Century
UIG5426039 Engraving depicting an allegorical figure representing Astronomy, shown holding an armillary sphere. Dated 19th Century; UIG.

Portrait of Euclid (3rd century BC). Greek mathematician, detail of a page of a manuscript representing the allegories
BEN5464424 Portrait of Euclid (3rd century BC). Greek mathematician, detail of a page of a manuscript representing the allegories of Arithmetic and geometry

The Apotheosis by Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)
MMM5481976 The Apotheosis by Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) by West, Benjamin (1738-1820) (after); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: The apotheosis of Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)

Florence's victory over Pisa. Allegory and personification of the powerful cities of Tuscany in the Italian
BEN5476947 Florence's victory over Pisa. Allegory and personification of the powerful cities of Tuscany in the Italian Mannerist style

Horizontal sundial, open, with an allegorical representation of justice (IUSTITIA) and mirror, c.1575 (silver)
MMM5474534 Horizontal sundial, open, with an allegorical representation of justice (IUSTITIA) and mirror, c.1575 (silver, leather and paper); National Maritime Museum, London

The art of building (low relief)
BEN5471582 The art of building (low relief) by Pisano, Andrea (1270-1349); Museo dell'Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo), Florence, Tuscany

Allegory of medicine (low relief)
BEN5471493 Allegory of medicine (low relief) by Pisano, Andrea (1270-1349); Museo dell'Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo), Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Allegory of medicine)

Saucer and tea cup, c.1806 (pottery)
MMM5471401 Saucer and tea cup, c.1806 (pottery); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Saucer of a tea cup, decorated in various patterns around a ribbon bearing the inscription)

Republic of Venice: Decision of the Council of 40 Senators of Venice (Council of Forty also known as Quarantia or)
BEN5481293 Republic of Venice: Decision of the Council of 40 Senators of Venice (Council of Forty also known as Quarantia or Quarantia). Extract from the registers of May 3, 1761

Allegory of German Unity 1871 (Germany and Prussia reunited): The Reich 1871
FGL5479410 Allegory of German Unity 1871 (Germany and Prussia reunited): The Reich 1871. Sadowa's victory on 03/07/1866, won by the Prussians over the Austrians

The love tree, ca 1850 (illustration)
7422852 The love tree, ca 1850 (illustration); (add.info.: Society. The love tree. Seduction between men and women in the 19th century. Imagery, Epinal (France), ca 1850.); © Archives Charmet.

Soldier, look at this enemy! Worse than Boche. Fight it! 1917 (illustration)
7415700 Soldier, look at this enemy! Worse than Boche. Fight it! 1917 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: The enemy mosquito)

Allegorical Picture Of Excesses Said To Have Been Committed By The Huguenots
UIG5420527 Allegorical Picture Of Excesses Said To Have Been Committed By The Huguenots. The Tame Lion Represents A France Reduced By The Heretics And Their Practices

An allegorical figure representing Astronomy
5309981 An allegorical figure representing Astronomy; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an allegorical figure representing Astronomy shown holding an armillary sphere)

Dictionary of weather vanes. Satire of the various governments in France from 1790 to 1815, 1815 (engraving)
8672354 Dictionary of weather vanes. Satire of the various governments in France from 1790 to 1815, 1815 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

Christian's fight with Appolyon. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print
2603551 Christian's fight with Appolyon. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print.; (add.info)

Christian relieved of his burden. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print
2603526 Christian relieved of his burden. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print.; (add.info)

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"Unveiling the Depths: Allegorical Representations Across Time and Space" From the "Kiss of the Oceans" at the Panama Canal, where Atlantic meets Pacific, to the "Defenders of the Empire" - British Army, Navy, and Airforce standing tall; allegory has long been a powerful tool in conveying complex ideas. Intriguingly, even socialist ideals found their way into art with "The Workers May-Pole, " a design for a thought-provoking socialist poster. Similarly, alchemy's mystique is captured in the enigmatic "Alchemical Tree. " "Bismarck as Blacksmith" portrays political power through an allegorical lens while William John Wainwright's masterpiece - "Parable Of The Wise And Foolish Virgins" - invites contemplation on wisdom and folly. "WOMENs SUFFRAGE: The Awakening, " by Henry Mayer showcases an allegorical representation striding across western states towards equality. Alice Duer Miller's poignant poem echoes this sentiment below. A trades union membership certificate symbolizes solidarity among workers while Vera Mukhina's sculpture captures unity between laborers in Moscow. Mary L. Macomber delves into darkness with her evocative piece titled "Night and Her Daughter Sleep. " Meanwhile, Hieronymus Bosch takes us on a surreal journey through sin and pleasure with his iconic triptych - "The Garden of Earthly Delights. " Lastly, we find ourselves immersed in satire as Hogarth presents us with "The Bathos, " reminding us that humor can also be employed within allegory to convey profound messages. These diverse examples remind us that allegories have transcended time and culture to provoke thought, challenge norms, and inspire change throughout history.