Allegorie Collection

Caesar, 1875 (oil on canvas)
XIR148813 Caesar, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Yvon, Adolphe (1817-93); 101x168.8 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Arras, France; French, out of copyright

The poem of the soul; On the mountain, a young woman accompanied by a muse climbs a
JLJ4576269 The poem of the soul; On the mountain, a young woman accompanied by a muse climbs a mountain in a lyrical atmosphere. Painting by Louis Janmot (1814-1892) 19th century

Smiling man sitting on a sea urchin with quills planted in his buttocks, 1917 (illustration)
7298969 Smiling man sitting on a sea urchin with quills planted in his buttocks, 1917 (illustration); (add.info.: Smiling man sitting on a sea urchin with quills planted in his buttocks)

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

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

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

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)

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)

Allegory of the tomb of George Campbell, Duke of Argyll (1768-1839), Scottish politician
VEN5027621 Allegory of the tomb of George Campbell, Duke of Argyll (1768-1839), Scottish politician. painting by Francesco Monti, Nunzio Ferraioli, 18th century

Hermes of Olympia, 1896 (engraving)
LEG4339425 Hermes of Olympia, 1896 (engraving); (add.info.: Hermes of Olympia or Hermes carrying Dyonisos as a child (representation of the sculpture attributed to Praxitele)

Greek mythology: Megere, Erinye or infernal desses of jealousy, with its attributes
FLO4679910 Greek mythology: Megere, Erinye or infernal desses of jealousy, with its attributes, a dagger and a snake - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf

Greek mythology: Calliope, muse of epic poesy and eloquence, with a crown and a tablet (or book)
FLO4679785 Greek mythology: Calliope, muse of epic poesy and eloquence, with a crown and a tablet (or book) - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf

Roman mythology: Rename, Nature and Opportunity - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf
FLO4680096 Roman mythology: Rename, Nature and Opportunity - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805)

Greek mythology: a river deity, with a crown of leaves, holding an oar and seated on a jar pouring water - Eau forte by
FLO4679994 Greek mythology: a river deity, with a crown of leaves, holding an oar and seated on a jar pouring water - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf

Fancy dress costume for an Apple girl, with white Normandy bonnet with apple blossom, velvet bodice, pink fichu
FLO4565052 Fancy dress costume for an Apple girl, with white Normandy bonnet with apple blossom, velvet bodice, pink fichu, petticoat embroidered with apples

Fancy dress costume for Summer, with dress of sun rays, roses, wheat and butterflies
FLO4564956 Fancy dress costume for Summer, with dress of sun rays, roses, wheat and butterflies. Handcoloured lithograph after a design by Leon Sault from " L'Art du Travestissement"

La fee des thistles repels with a long thorn a donkey wearing jacket, trousers
FLO4637531 La fee des thistles repels with a long thorn a donkey wearing jacket, trousers, top hat and cane - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)

La fee de la belle de nuit, en robe et hat de petales, accompanied by a moth - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)
FLO4637489 La fee de la belle de nuit, en robe et hat de petales, accompanied by a moth - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)

The immortal, the flower stands under a crown, around roses, poppies and tulips lie crashed under a fake broken - Eau
FLO4637485 The immortal, the flower stands under a crown, around roses, poppies and tulips lie crashed under a fake broken - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)

La fee des camelias en robe de petales, dans un interior avec vase et chandelier - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy
FLO4637476 La fee des camelias en robe de petales, dans un interior avec vase et chandelier - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)

Fee myosotis marks farewell from the bank of a river - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)
FLO4637706 Fee myosotis marks farewell from the bank of a river - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882), based on an illustration by Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard dit J.J.J.Granville (1803-1847)

La fee fleur d'orange - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882), based on an illustration by Jean Ignace Isidore
FLO4637591 La fee fleur d'orange - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882), based on an illustration by Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard dit J.J.J.Granville (1803-1847), for Les fleurs animees

Cupid hides behind a bush of myrtle, his bow and quiver hung on a branch by a blue
FLO4637464 Cupid hides behind a bush of myrtle, his bow and quiver hung on a branch by a blue and white ribbon - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)

Classical allegorical statue of the River Nile, with old man and cornucopia, above images of crocodiles, hippopotami
FLO4620593 Classical allegorical statue of the River Nile, with old man and cornucopia, above images of crocodiles, hippopotami, etc

Melpomene, Muse of Tragedy, wearing a Greek strophium (bra) and mask, and a daughter of Niobe
FLO4703476 Melpomene, Muse of Tragedy, wearing a Greek strophium (bra) and mask, and a daughter of Niobe. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of

Grandgousier, father of Gargantua, 19th century (engraving)
2102117 Grandgousier, father of Gargantua, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. "Grandgousier, father of Gargantua". Monster. Pot shaped body)

Monster, 19th century (engraving)
2102134 Monster, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. Monster. Barrel shaped body. Engraving (facsimile) in: Les songes drolatiques de Pantagruel (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

Picrochole, 19th century (engraving)
2102132 Picrochole, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. "Picrochole". Monster. Engraving (facsimile) in

The Inquisition, 19th century (engraving)
2102129 The Inquisition, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. "The Inquisition". Monster. Tambourine shaped body charlatan)

Monster, 19th century (engraving)
2102127 Monster, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. Monster. Belly shaped head. Engraving (facsimile) in: Les songes drolatiques de Pantagruel (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

Henry Cotyral, 19th century (engraving)
2102120 Henry Cotyral, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. "Henry Cotyral". Monster. Tambourine shaped body charlatan)

Pantagruel, 19th century (engraving)
2102118 Pantagruel, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. "Pantagruel". Monster. Long hears, long nose)

Fancy dress costume for a violet flower seller, with flower hat, bodice and skirt decorated with violet flowers
FLO4565053 Fancy dress costume for a violet flower seller, with flower hat, bodice and skirt decorated with violet flowers and leaves

Fancy dress costume for the element Water, dress embroidered with fish and shells, headdress with lobster and seaweed
FLO4565040 Fancy dress costume for the element Water, dress embroidered with fish and shells, headdress with lobster and seaweed, bodice of scallops

Fancy dress costume of the game of badminton, with dress of racquets, shuttlecocks and feathers
FLO4564970 Fancy dress costume of the game of badminton, with dress of racquets, shuttlecocks and feathers. Handcoloured lithograph after a design by Leon Sault from " L'Art du

Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III
JOC4401099 Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, dit Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, 1808-1873)

La fee violet kneels under the leaves squeezing gold dishes - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)
FLO4637811 La fee violet kneels under the leaves squeezing gold dishes - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882), based on an illustration by Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard dit J.J.J.Granville

La fee de la pensee sauvage en contemplation pres un vase de pierre - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)
FLO4637708 La fee de la pensee sauvage en contemplation pres un vase de pierre - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)

Small flower fees are suspended from a plant and form the letters of the title
FLO4637609 Small flower fees are suspended from a plant and form the letters of the title, with a scarab and a dragonfly on the stem (Title page) - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)

Elinour Rummin (Eleanor Rumming), the famous Tudor ale-wife of England. Title page to John Skelton's poem, 1624
FLO4636795 Elinour Rummin (Eleanor Rumming), the famous Tudor ale-wife of England. Title page to John Skelton's poem, 1624

The fees of the flowers dance to a ball, campanule, fuchsia, lark's foot
FLO4637793 The fees of the flowers dance to a ball, campanule, fuchsia, lark's foot, pyramid and edging preceding the Chinese aster - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)

The fee of the verbena stands near a tree with a stick, behind it a child kisses an old man dying - Eau forte by
FLO4637749 The fee of the verbena stands near a tree with a stick, behind it a child kisses an old man dying - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)

Hydrangea flowers form a bed for the portrait of a woman, while an eagle with a ribbon
FLO4637740 Hydrangea flowers form a bed for the portrait of a woman, while an eagle with a ribbon and a medal flies with an imperiale crown flower - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)

La fee de l'aubepine threatened by the secateurs et les shears - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)
FLO4637686 La fee de l'aubepine threatened by the secateurs et les shears - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)

The fee pea of thirsty fragrance is kneeling on the floor, drinking water from the beak of a watering can - Eau forte
FLO4637642 The fee pea of thirsty fragrance is kneeling on the floor, drinking water from the beak of a watering can - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)

La fee de la fleur de marshmallow gives a medicine for the throat to a frog alitee - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy
FLO4637556 La fee de la fleur de marshmallow gives a medicine for the throat to a frog alitee - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)

The blueberry and poppy fees walk in a field, with musician grasshoppers - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)
FLO4637511 The blueberry and poppy fees walk in a field, with musician grasshoppers - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)

Woman of Africa, emblematic costume, 19th century. She wears a turban with feathers, bead necklace and bracelets
FLO4656141 Woman of Africa, emblematic costume, 19th century. She wears a turban with feathers, bead necklace and bracelets, colorful jacket and skirt, lion head brooch, bow and quiver

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"Exploring the Depths of Allegory: A Journey through Art and Symbolism" In Caesar's masterpiece, "Allegorie, " painted in 1875, we witness a young woman accompanied by a muse as they ascend a mountain. This poetic portrayal of the soul's journey symbolizes our constant pursuit of enlightenment. Moving forward to 1936, we encounter Fascist justice embodied in marble bas-relief at the Palace of Justice in Milan. Here, "Justice sitting on the trunk of the Tree of Good and Evil" reminds us that justice should be impartial and rooted in moral principles. Galileo Galilei's tomb at Basilica Santa Croce takes us back to Florence during the 18th century. This solemn resting place pays tribute to one of history's greatest scientific minds, reminding us that knowledge often faces resistance before being embraced. Spring blooms forth from an oil painting created in 1573 as part of a series depicting the four seasons. The vibrant colors and delicate brushstrokes capture nature's rebirth after winter slumber, inviting us to celebrate life's cyclical rhythms. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen is immortalized on wood canvas from 1789. This revolutionary document serves as a reminder that every individual deserves fundamental rights and freedoms regardless of their social status or background. Delacroix’s iconic masterpiece "Liberty leading the People" transports us to July 28th, 1830—a pivotal moment for French democracy—where Liberty herself rallies people towards freedom amidst chaos and revolution. Jean Jacques Grandville’s poster for "Art: The Public and Private Life of Animals" showcases his satirical genius from France in 1842. Through whimsical caricatures, he invites viewers into an imaginative world where animals mirror human society with humoristic critique. Sandro Botticelli’s renowned painting "La naissance de Venus" depicts Venus receiving a robe from Spring while Zephyr cradles a nymph.