Allegories Collection (page 2)

The Prognostications (Prophecies) of Paracelsus, by Paracelsus (engraving)
3480675 The Prognostications (Prophecies) of Paracelsus, by Paracelsus (engraving); (add.info.: The Prognostications (Prophecies) of Paracelsus, are exceedingly cryptic

Summer, 14th century (fresco)
8683333 Summer, 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

Statue of Urania, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, pentelic marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384496 Statue of Urania, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, pentelic marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome

The portrait of the Ogresse, from "Le Rire Rouge", 1915 (engraving)
PCT4290670 The portrait of the Ogresse, from "Le Rire Rouge", 1915 (engraving); (add.info.: Signed engraving LM from the newspaper "Le Rire rouge", war edition No)

K: The Merchant - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4222022 K: The Merchant - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H. Loedel after Hans Holbein (1497? -1543)); Photo © Duvallon

Handkerchief printed with Britannia mourning the portrait of Horatio Nelson
MMM5475561 Handkerchief printed with Britannia mourning the portrait of Horatio Nelson; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Handkerchief printed with Britannia)

The first job (low relief)
BEN5473535 The first job (low relief) by Pisano, Andrea (1270-1349); Museo dell'Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo), Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: The first job)

Iconic drawing in memory of our late hero Lord Viscount Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)
MMM5481991 Iconic drawing in memory of our late hero Lord Viscount Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) by Fittler, James (1758-1835); National Maritime Museum, London

Tarot game: allegorical representation of Justice holding a sword and a scales, late 19th century
FGL5478146 Tarot game: allegorical representation of Justice holding a sword and a scales, late 19th century; Fototeca Gilardi

An allegory of optics, representing an eye in the center of a star, 1820 (etching)
MMM5477354 An allegory of optics, representing an eye in the center of a star, 1820 (etching); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: An allegory of optics)

Greek ceramic: Nike (personification of Victory). Lekame adorned by the painter from Lipari, 4th BC. Size: 21.5 cm
BEN5472464 Greek ceramic: Nike (personification of Victory). Lekame adorned by the painter from Lipari, 4th BC. Size: 21.5 cm. Museo Eoliano, Lipari.; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Greek ceramic: Nike (personification of Victory). View from below. Lekame adorned by the painter from Lipari, 4th BC
BEN5472428 Greek ceramic: Nike (personification of Victory). View from below. Lekame adorned by the painter from Lipari, 4th BC. Size: 21.5 cm. Museo Eoliano, Lipari.; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Self portrait of Jacob Jordaens
5854980 Self portrait of Jacob Jordaens; (add.info.: Self portrait of Jacob Jordaens (1594-1678), painter of history, conversation and allegorical paintings

The Victors of the Nile (or Battle of Aboukir, Egypt, 1798), with 15 cameo portraits of naval officers who died in
MMM5484675 The Victors of the Nile (or Battle of Aboukir, Egypt, 1798), with 15 cameo portraits of naval officers who died in battle (from left to right: Saumarez, Troubridge, Darry, Louis, Pryton)

Britannia crowned the bust of the late hero Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Lithography (52.2x37.7 cm) by T
MMM5483402 Britannia crowned the bust of the late hero Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Lithography (52.2x37.7 cm) by T. Baxter, 19th century.; National Maritime Museum, London

Pentecost, Colmar (stained glass)
8711457 Pentecost, Colmar (stained glass) by Unknown Artist, (14th century); (add.info.: Saint Martin church. Stained glass. Virgin Mary. The Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost Colmar)

Nemesis (The Great Fortune), 1499-1503 (engraving)
7414926 Nemesis (The Great Fortune), 1499-1503 (engraving); 33.4--23.1 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: by Albrecht Durer)

Detail with cornice and allegorical figures of the decoration, Church of St Francis, Sassuolo, Italy
8683596 Detail with cornice and allegorical figures of the decoration, Church of St Francis, Sassuolo, Italy by Bianchi, Baldassarre (1612-79) & Monti

Dante's Beatrice (engraving)
8631288 Dante's Beatrice (engraving) by Kiesel, Conrad (1846-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Beatrice. Illustration from Black and White)

Civilisation in Africa and Asia (engraving)
8673244 Civilisation in Africa and Asia (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Civilisation in Africa and Asia)

Bravo, Belgium! (litho)
8655423 Bravo, Belgium! (litho) by Townsend, Frederick Henry (1868-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bravo, Belgium!, 1914)

Statue of Calliope, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, pentelic marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome
6384495 Statue of Calliope, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, pentelic marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome

Spring, 14th century (fresco)
8683336 Spring, 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 Fable and the Truth, 19th century (illustration)
8822190 The Fable and the Truth, 19th century (illustration) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); Private Collection; (add.info)

Purissima 1927 (Oil on canvas)
8766622 Purissima 1927 (Oil on canvas) by Stella, Joseph (1877-1946); 193x144.8 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art

Christian and Hopeful meet the shepherds. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print
2603524 Christian and Hopeful meet the shepherds. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print.; (add.info)

Christiana's Farewell. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print
2603514 Christiana's Farewell. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print.; (add.info.: Illustration from the theological fiction The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan)

Giant Despair discovers Christian and Hopeful on his grounds. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
2603553 Giant Despair discovers Christian and Hopeful on his grounds. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print.; (add.info)

The Palace Beautiful. Lions in the way. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print
2603539 The Palace Beautiful. Lions in the way. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print.; (add.info)

The muse, the carpenter and the soldier that built Paris, 1911 (print)
8698398 The muse, the carpenter and the soldier that built Paris, 1911 (print); (add.info.: Geography. France. Paris and the poets. The muse, the carpenter and the soldier that built Paris)

Louis Bleriot, 1909 (print)
7293232 Louis Bleriot, 1909 (print); (add.info.: Transport. Aviation. Louis Bleriot crossing the Channel on July 1909. Allegoric character of the winds looks at the plane)

John Bull (colour litho)
8635295 John Bull (colour litho) by Foy, Andre (1886-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Bull, personification of England)

The Tree Of Battles. Allegorical Figures Representing The Discord Existing Between Social Classes
UIG5420242 The Tree Of Battles. Allegorical Figures Representing The Discord Existing Between Social Classes. After A 15Th Century Manuscript

Representation of the Degrees of Man's Age Engraving 1820 Civica raccolta delle stampe Bertarelli, Milan
BEN5478758 Representation of the Degrees of Man's Age Engraving 1820 Civica raccolta delle stampe Bertarelli, Milan; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

An allegorical frontispiece depicting the Learning, Reason and Art, 18th century
5308737 An allegorical frontispiece depicting the Learning, Reason and Art, 18th century; (add.info.: An allegorical frontispiece depicting the Learning, Reason and Art)

First World War: France, Postcard of a photo taken in the studio showing a young woman with a gun
LUX4736416 First World War: France, Postcard of a photo taken in the studio showing a young woman with a gun and a flag entitled "Glory to France"

Allegorical Figure, c.1635 (black chalk with red chalk )
XOS5873598 Allegorical Figure, c.1635 (black chalk with red chalk ) by Strozzi, Bernardo (1581-1644); 37.3x26.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

The happiness sower, 1910-20 (postcard)
7422872 The happiness sower, 1910-20 (postcard); (add.info.: Paranormal. Superstition. The happyness sower. Woman sows amulets and lucky charms. Postcard, France, 1910-20.); © Archives Charmet

"Silence is the life of love", 1678 (engraving)
7422873 "Silence is the life of love", 1678 (engraving); (add.info.: Religion. Morality. "Silence is the life of love." Angel laud silence)

Page of a manuscript representing the allegories of Dialectics (associated with Zarathustra (Zarathushtra)
BEN5464500 Page of a manuscript representing the allegories of Dialectics (associated with Zarathustra (Zarathushtra, Zarathushtra)

B: The Pope - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4222062 B: The Pope - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H. Loedel after Hans Holbein (1497? -1543)); Photo © Duvallon

F: The Impress - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4222039 F: The Impress - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H. Loedel after Hans Holbein (1497? -1543)); Photo © Duvallon

L: the priest - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4222014 L: the priest - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H. Loedel after Hans Holbein (1497? -1543)); Photo © Duvallon

Vanite: still life with skull, shell, score, hourglass, candle and string instrument
JEB4906371 Vanite: still life with skull, shell, score, hourglass, candle and string instrument. Painting by Simon Fox of Saint Andre (1613-1677) c.1650 (oil on canvas); Palais de Longchamp

O: a fat monk (Obesus monachus) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4222016 O: a fat monk (Obesus monachus) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H)

X: Two players who cheat themselves (Xycophantes or Sycophantes) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4221963 X: Two players who cheat themselves (Xycophantes or Sycophantes) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H)

Lute shaped body, 1565 (engraving)
2102131 Lute shaped body, 1565 (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. "Musician". Monster. Lute shaped body. Engraving (facsimile) in

Nudist art: The Muse (b/w photo)
8632726 Nudist art: The Muse (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Muse)

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"Unveiling the Hidden Meanings: Exploring Allegories in Art and Life" Delve into the world of allegories, where symbols speak volumes and stories are told through visual metaphors. From the iconic "Worker and Kolkhoz Woman" sculpture by Vera Mukhina, capturing the spirit of Soviet unity, to Holbein's haunting "Dance of Death, " these artworks transcend their physical forms. Absinthe, known as the Green Fairy, becomes an allegory for temptation and indulgence. Its emerald elixir lures us into a realm where reality blurs with imagination. Meanwhile, in "Allegory of Music, " we witness how harmonious melodies can transport us beyond earthly boundaries. In "Mars, surrounded by the Arts and Sciences, " Ignorance is conquered as knowledge triumphs over darkness. This captivating oil painting reminds us that wisdom holds immense power against ignorance's grip. Similarly, "The Seasons: Spring" lithograph bursts forth with vibrant colors, symbolizing rebirth and new beginnings. Death itself becomes an allegorical figure in various forms - from skeletal figures reminding us of our mortality to The Grim Reaper wielding his scythe with solemn purpose. These depictions challenge our perception of life's transience while urging reflection on its fleeting nature. Traveling back centuries ago to medieval times reveals frescoes like "Allegory of Obedience. " Here obedience takes shape within a narrative that explores societal roles and expectations. Likewise, Brueghel Elder's masterpiece "Tower Babel" serves as a cautionary tale about human ambition reaching insurmountable heights. Finally, skulls adorned with crossbones serve as potent symbols throughout history - reminders that life inevitably meets its end but also representing rebellion or danger depending on context. Through these diverse examples spanning different mediums and eras emerges one common thread: allegories invite contemplation beyond what meets the eye. They challenge us to decipher hidden meanings, encouraging a deeper understanding of the human experience.