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Background imageAllegorical Collection: Parable Of The Wise And Foolish Virgins, 1899. Creator: William John Wainwright

Parable Of The Wise And Foolish Virgins, 1899. Creator: William John Wainwright
Parable Of The Wise And Foolish Virgins, 1899

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Night and Her Daughter Sleep, 1902. Creator: Mary L. Macomber

Night and Her Daughter Sleep, 1902. Creator: Mary L. Macomber
Night and Her Daughter Sleep, 1902

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Persische Nachtigallen (Persian Nightingales), 1917. Creator: Paul Klee

Persische Nachtigallen (Persian Nightingales), 1917. Creator: Paul Klee
Persische Nachtigallen (Persian Nightingales), 1917

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The Triumph of Justice. Creator: Gabriel Metsu

The Triumph of Justice. Creator: Gabriel Metsu
The Triumph of Justice.

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Lust (Luxuria), One of the Seven Deadly Sins. Creator: Adriaen Brouwer

Lust (Luxuria), One of the Seven Deadly Sins. Creator: Adriaen Brouwer
Lust (Luxuria), One of the Seven Deadly Sins.

Medal of the Sydney Exhibition, 1880. Creator: Unknown
Medal of the Sydney Exhibition, 1880

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Charity, 1540. Creator: Lucas Cranach the Younger

Charity, 1540. Creator: Lucas Cranach the Younger
Charity, 1540.

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Temperance Subduing Intemperance, probably c1700. Creator: Unknown

Temperance Subduing Intemperance, probably c1700. Creator: Unknown
Temperance Subduing Intemperance, probably c1700.

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Allegorical Figure with Flowers, 1696. Creator: Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen II

Allegorical Figure with Flowers, 1696. Creator: Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen II
Allegorical Figure with Flowers, 1696.

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Allegorical Figure with Flowers, 1688. Creator: Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen II

Allegorical Figure with Flowers, 1688. Creator: Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen II
Allegorical Figure with Flowers, 1688.

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Allegorical Scene, 1920-1940. Creator: Emile Vloors

Allegorical Scene, 1920-1940. Creator: Emile Vloors
Allegorical Scene, 1920-1940.

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Painting, 1890. Creator: Eugene Joseph De Plyn

Painting, 1890. Creator: Eugene Joseph De Plyn
Painting, 1890. Sculpture of an allegorical figure representing the art of painting.

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Caritas, probably end of 16th century. Creator: Unknown

Caritas, probably end of 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Caritas, probably end of 16th century.

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Fortune and Misfortune, mid-late 19th century. Creator: Eugene Smits

Fortune and Misfortune, mid-late 19th century. Creator: Eugene Smits
Fortune and Misfortune, mid-late 19th century.

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Allegory of Peace. Creator: Mattheus Terwesten

Allegory of Peace. Creator: Mattheus Terwesten
Allegory of Peace.

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Allegory of Autumn. Creator: Nicolaes Berchem

Allegory of Autumn. Creator: Nicolaes Berchem
Allegory of Autumn.

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Allegory of Winter. Creator: Nicolaes Berchem

Allegory of Winter. Creator: Nicolaes Berchem
Allegory of Winter.

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Allegory of Spring. Creator: Nicolaes Berchem

Allegory of Spring. Creator: Nicolaes Berchem
Allegory of Spring.

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Denarius, 1st century B.C. Creator: Unknown

Denarius, 1st century B.C. Creator: Unknown
Denarius, 1st century B.C. Additional Info: Obverse: Draped bust right with attributes of Isis, Minerva, Apollo, Diana and Victory; cornucopiae before. Reverse: Eagle on thunderbolt.

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Denarius, 1st century B.C. Creator: Unknown

Denarius, 1st century B.C. Creator: Unknown
Denarius, 1st century B.C. Additional Info: Obverse: Bust of Victory right. Reverse: Victory in quadriga (four-horse chariot), reins in left hand, wreath in right.

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Charity Relieving Distress, about 1784. Creator: Gainsborough Dupont

Charity Relieving Distress, about 1784. Creator: Gainsborough Dupont
Charity Relieving Distress, about 1784.

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The Goddess Juno, Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy, 2009. Creator: LTL

The Goddess Juno, Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy, 2009. Creator: LTL
The Goddess Juno, Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy, 2009. The Goddes Juno, the symbol of Strenghth by Domenico Fontana (1543-1607).

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The Goddess Juno, Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy, 2009. Creator: LTL

The Goddess Juno, Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy, 2009. Creator: LTL
The Goddess Juno, Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy, 2009. The Goddes Juno, the symbol of Strenghth by Domenico Fontana (1543-1607).

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The River Tiber, Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy, 2009. Creator: LTL

The River Tiber, Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy, 2009. Creator: LTL
The River Tiber, Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy, 2009. By Pietro da Cortona (1596-1669).

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The River Tiber, Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy, 2009. Creator: LTL

The River Tiber, Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy, 2009. Creator: LTL
The River Tiber, Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy, 2009. By Pietro da Cortona (1596-1669).

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The Goddess Juno, Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy, 2009. Creator: LTL

The Goddess Juno, Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy, 2009. Creator: LTL
The Goddess Juno, Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy, 2009. The Goddes Juno, the symbol of Strenghth by Domenico Fontana (1543-1607).

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The Goddess Diana, Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy, 2009. Creator: LTL

The Goddess Diana, Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy, 2009. Creator: LTL
The Goddess Diana, Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy, 2009. The Goddes Diana, the symbol of Chastity by Pietro da Cortona (1596-1669).

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The River Aniene, Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy, 2009. Creator: LTL

The River Aniene, Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy, 2009. Creator: LTL
The River Aniene, Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy, 2009. By Pietro da Cortona (1596-1669).

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Summer, 1889. Creator: Narciso Mendez Bringa

Summer, 1889. Creator: Narciso Mendez Bringa
Summer, 1889. Illustration from "Almanaque de la Ilustracion", 1889.

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Allegory of Peace and Justice, 1753-1754. Creator: Corrado Giaquinto

Allegory of Peace and Justice, 1753-1754. Creator: Corrado Giaquinto
Allegory of Peace and Justice, 1753-1754.

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The Blessings of the Peace of Westphalia, 1654. Creator: Jacob Jordaens I

The Blessings of the Peace of Westphalia, 1654. Creator: Jacob Jordaens I
The Blessings of the Peace of Westphalia, 1654.

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Charity, 1828. Creator: Wilhelm Schadow

Charity, 1828. Creator: Wilhelm Schadow
Charity, 1828.

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Time reveals the truth, copy after Nicolas Poussin

Time reveals the truth, copy after Nicolas Poussin, between 1600 and 1799.

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Allegorical Portrait of the Four Eldest Children of the King and Queen of Bohemia

Allegorical Portrait of the Four Eldest Children of the King and Queen of Bohemia, about 1631

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Allegorical Group with a Bust of an Architect, 1780-1800. Creator: Unknown

Allegorical Group with a Bust of an Architect, 1780-1800. Creator: Unknown
Allegorical Group with a Bust of an Architect, 1780-1800. Additional Info: A gracefully posed young woman gestures towards a portrait bust that stands in the center of a large pedestal

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Initial K: Caritas; Gradual, about 1430-1440. Creator: Master of the Cypresses

Initial K: Caritas; Gradual, about 1430-1440. Creator: Master of the Cypresses
Initial K: Caritas; Gradual, about 1430-1440

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Venus Chiding Cupid and Removing His Wings, 1872. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron

Venus Chiding Cupid and Removing His Wings, 1872. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
Venus Chiding Cupid and Removing His Wings, 1872. Pioneering British photographer Julia Margaret Cameron is considered to be one of the most important portraitists of the 19th century

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Allegorical Portrait of the van Risamburgh Family, 1790. Creator: Joseph Chinard

Allegorical Portrait of the van Risamburgh Family, 1790. Creator: Joseph Chinard
Allegorical Portrait of the van Risamburgh Family, 1790

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The Harvest, c1900s. Creator: Auguste Leveque

The Harvest, c1900s. Creator: Auguste Leveque
The Harvest, c1900s

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Hercules Protects the Muse of the Fine Arts Against Envy and Ignorance

Hercules Protects the Muse of the Fine Arts Against Envy and Ignorance, 1763

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Scaldis and Antverpia, 1609. Creator: Abraham Janssens

Scaldis and Antverpia, 1609. Creator: Abraham Janssens
Scaldis and Antverpia, 1609. Allegorical figures representing the River Scheldt and the city of Antwerp

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Concord, Charity and Sincerity Conquering Discord, 1622. Creator: Abraham Janssens

Concord, Charity and Sincerity Conquering Discord, 1622. Creator: Abraham Janssens
Concord, Charity and Sincerity Conquering Discord, 1622

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Minerva Overcoming Ignorance, 1632-1633?. Creator: Peter Paul Rubens

Minerva Overcoming Ignorance, 1632-1633?. Creator: Peter Paul Rubens
Minerva Overcoming Ignorance, 1632-1633?

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The Lord Mayor opening the new drinking-fountain at Bow, 1872. Creator: Unknown

The Lord Mayor opening the new drinking-fountain at Bow, 1872. Creator: Unknown
The Lord Mayor opening the new drinking-fountain at Bow, [east London], 1872

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Historiated Initial from a Gradual, about 1430-1440. Creator: Master of the Cypresses

Historiated Initial from a Gradual, about 1430-1440. Creator: Master of the Cypresses
Historiated Initial from a Gradual, about 1430-1440

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Fortitude, about 1470. Creator: Giovanni Bellini

Fortitude, about 1470. Creator: Giovanni Bellini
Fortitude, about 1470. Additional Info: A young woman with long, curly hair wrestles open the jaws of a lion

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The Sun Represented as an Emperor on Horseback; Miscellany: Anatomical-Physiological Description of Creator: Unknown

The Sun Represented as an Emperor on Horseback; Miscellany: Anatomical-Physiological Description of Creator: Unknown
The Sun Represented as an Emperor on Horseback; Miscellany: Anatomical-Physiological Description of Men: Liber Synonimorum: Descriptions of Planets, Zodiacs

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The Moon Represented as a Woman on Horseback, shortly after 1464. Creator: Unknown

The Moon Represented as a Woman on Horseback, shortly after 1464. Creator: Unknown
The Moon Represented as a Woman on Horseback; Miscellany: Anatomical-Physiological Description of Men: Liber Synonimorum: Descriptions of Planets, Zodiacs

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The Goddess of Fortune Turning the Wheel in the Presence of Heraclitus

The Goddess of Fortune Turning the Wheel in the Presence of Heraclitus and Diogenes; Roman de la Rose; The Goddess of Fortune, about 1405

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The Wheel of Fortune; Roman de la Rose, about 1405. Creator: Unknown

The Wheel of Fortune; Roman de la Rose, about 1405. Creator: Unknown
The Wheel of Fortune; Roman de la Rose, about 1405. Additional info: The Romance of the Rose tells the story of a lover who dreams of a beautiful rose kept captive in a castle

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Philosophy Consoling Boethius and Fortune Turning the Wheel

Philosophy Consoling Boethius and Fortune Turning the Wheel, about 1460-1470

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Philosophy Presenting the Seven Liberal Arts to Boethius

Philosophy Presenting the Seven Liberal Arts to Boethius, about 1460-1470

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Philosophy Instructing Boethius on the Role of God

Philosophy Instructing Boethius on the Role of God, about 1460-1470

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Miniatures from Boethius, Consolation de philosophie

Miniatures from Boethius, Consolation de philosophie, about 1460-1470

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The Prince Consort National Memorial: 'Manufacture'

The Prince Consort National Memorial: "Manufacture", by Henry Weekes, R.A. 1872

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The Prince Consort National Memorial: 'Agriculture'

The Prince Consort National Memorial: "Agriculture", by W. Calder Marshall, R.A. 1872

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The Military Triumph at Berlin: the Sedan Trophy at the Potsdam Gate

The Military Triumph at Berlin: the Sedan Trophy at the Potsdam Gate, 1871. German troops return from the Franco-Prussian War

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Front page of the 'Illustrated London News'

Front page of the "Illustrated London News", Vol. LXI, July to December 1872

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The National Memorial to the Prince Consort: 'Europe

The National Memorial to the Prince Consort: "Europe, " by the late Patrick Macdowell, R.A. 1872. Detail from the Albert Memorial in London

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The National Memorial to the Prince Consort: 'Asia

The National Memorial to the Prince Consort: "Asia, " by John Henry Foley, R.A.1872

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The National Memorial to the Prince Consort: 'Africa'

The National Memorial to the Prince Consort: "Africa", by William Theed, 1872. This group is placed on the north-east angle pedestal

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The National Memorial to the Prince Consort: 'America

The National Memorial to the Prince Consort: "America, " by John Bell, 1872

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The Prince Consort National Memorial: 'Commerce'

The Prince Consort National Memorial: "Commerce", by T. Thornycroft, 1872. Sculptures on the Albert Memorial

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Landscape with Ceres (Allegory of Earth)

Landscape with Ceres (Allegory of Earth), 1630s. Earth is represented by the goddess Ceres, who is surrounded by a satyr, putti, and a figure holding a sheaf of wheat

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Landscape with Allegories of the Four Elements

Landscape with Allegories of the Four Elements, 1635. Four seated women representing water, air, earth, and fire are surrounded by a lush landscape

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Allegory of Fortune, about 1658-1659. Creator: Salvator Rosa

Allegory of Fortune, about 1658-1659. Creator: Salvator Rosa
Allegory of Fortune, about 1658-1659. Additional Info: A personification of Fortune bestows symbols of wealth, status, and power on dumb animals who neither need nor deserve them

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Justice and Divine Vengeance Pursuing Crime

Justice and Divine Vengeance Pursuing Crime, about 1805-1806

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Meeting of King Ferdinand of Hungary and the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Spain at Nordlingen

Meeting of King Ferdinand of Hungary and the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Spain at Nordlingen
Meeting of King Ferdinand of Hungary and the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Spain at Nördlingen, 1635

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Mischief and Repose, 1895. Creator: John William Godward

Mischief and Repose, 1895. Creator: John William Godward
Mischief and Repose, 1895. Reclining on a tiger skin draped over a marble ledge, a young woman, Repose, is disturbed from slumber by her companion, Mischief, who pesters her with a dress pin

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The Fountain of Love, about 1785. Creator: Jean-Honore Fragonard

The Fountain of Love, about 1785. Creator: Jean-Honore Fragonard
The Fountain of Love, about 1785. Additional Info: In the midst of a verdant forest, a young man and woman eagerly rush forward, their feet just reaching the edge of a fountain's basin

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Allegory of Magnanimity, about 1670. Creator: Luca Giordano

Allegory of Magnanimity, about 1670. Creator: Luca Giordano
Allegory of Magnanimity, about 1670. Additional Info: Magnanimity, or greatness of soul, is the moral virtue of bearing adversity with tranquility and equanimity

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Mars and Venus, Allegory of Peace (Mars et Venus)

Mars and Venus, Allegory of Peace (Mars et Venus)
Mars and Venus, Allegory of Peace (Mars et Vénus, allégorie sur la Paix), 1770

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The Drawing Lesson, about 1665. Creator: Jan Steen

The Drawing Lesson, about 1665. Creator: Jan Steen
The Drawing Lesson, about 1665

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Pictura (An Allegory of Painting), 1661. Creator: Frans van Mieris I

Pictura (An Allegory of Painting), 1661. Creator: Frans van Mieris I
Pictura (An Allegory of Painting), 1661. Additional Info: Images depicting the allegory of art were traditionally used to classify painting as one of the liberal arts

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Musical Group on a Balcony, 1622. Creator: Gerrit van Honthorst

Musical Group on a Balcony, 1622. Creator: Gerrit van Honthorst
Musical Group on a Balcony, 1622. Additional Info: Smiling, singing figures gather around a balcony to play musical instruments, inviting the viewers below to join in the fun

Background imageAllegorical Collection: A Centennial of Independence, 1892. Creator: Henri Rousseau

A Centennial of Independence, 1892. Creator: Henri Rousseau
A Centennial of Independence, 1892. Henri Rousseau commemorated the one-hundredth anniversary of the proclamation of the first French Republic in 1792

Background imageAllegorical Collection: An Allegory of Passion, about 1532-1536. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger

An Allegory of Passion, about 1532-1536. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger
An Allegory of Passion, about 1532-1536. Additional Info: The painted roundel in the center of this diamond-shaped wood panel features a rider in classical attire on a galloping white horse

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Allegory of Fortune, about 1530. Creator: Dosso Dossi

Allegory of Fortune, about 1530. Creator: Dosso Dossi
Allegory of Fortune, about 1530

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Cupid and Pan, about 1600. Creator: Federico Zuccaro

Cupid and Pan, about 1600. Creator: Federico Zuccaro
Cupid and Pan, about 1600. Cupid, the god of love, climbs onto the back of Pan - the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, and rustic music - who is on all fours

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Winter. From the original by G.G. Fish. 1863. Creator: John P. Soule

Winter. From the original by G.G. Fish. 1863. Creator: John P. Soule
Winter. From the original by G.G. Fish. 1863

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Columbia. 1873. Creator: F. G. Weller

Columbia. 1873. Creator: F. G. Weller
Columbia. 1873

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Wisdom; Stammheim Missal, probably 1170s. Creator: Unknown

Wisdom; Stammheim Missal, probably 1170s. Creator: Unknown
Wisdom; Stammheim Missal, probably 1170s. Additional Info:Within the arc of heaven, the personification of Wisdom, flanked by David and Abraham, supports God the Creator

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Decorated Text Page with a VD Monogram; Stammheim Missal, probably 1170s. Creator: Unknown

Decorated Text Page with a VD Monogram; Stammheim Missal, probably 1170s. Creator: Unknown
Decorated Text Page with a VD Monogram; Stammheim Missal, probably 1170s

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Mammon, 1896. Creator: J Weber

Mammon, 1896. Creator: J Weber
Mammon, 1896. In the New Testament of the Bible, Mammon signifies material wealth or greed, most often personified as a deity. From "La Ilustracion Artistica" (Artistic Illustration), 1896



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