Allegory Collection (page 58)

St Joseph and Jesus, his son, walking hand-in-hand, 18th century

The Finding of Moses, after 1740. Artist: Zugno, Francesco (1709-1787)
The Finding of Moses, after 1740. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Worship of the Egyptian Bull God, Apis, c. 1500. Artist: Lippi, Filippino, (School)
The Worship of the Egyptian Bull God, Apis, c. 1500. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Rembrandt and Saskia in the parable of the Prodigal Son, c. 1635. Artist: Rembrandt van Rhijn (1606-1669)
Rembrandt and Saskia in the parable of the Prodigal Son, c. 1635. Found in the collection of the Dresden State Art Collections

The Prophet Jonah before the Walls of Nineveh, ca 1651. Artist: Rembrandt van Rhijn (1606-1669)
The Prophet Jonah before the Walls of Nineveh, ca 1651. Found in the collection of the Albertina, Vienna

Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers, 1817. Artist: Cornelius, Peter, von (1784-1867)
Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers, 1817. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

The Vision of the Prophet Ezekiel. Artist: Massys, Quentin (1466?1530)
The Vision of the Prophet Ezekiel. From a private collection

he Parable of the prodigal son, 1620. Artist: Francken, Frans, the Younger (1581-1642)
he Parable of the prodigal son, 1620. Found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Tragedy, 1897. Artist: Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918)
Tragedy, 1897. Found in the collection of the Vienna Museum

Roman coins of Julius Caesar, 1st century BC
Roman denarii of Julius Caesar (January 14, 83 BC -August 1, 30 BC). On the left is an allegory of the destruction of evil by good with the snake being destroyed by the elephant

Egyptian papyrus showing an allegory of the cosmos: the sky-goddess Nut is above the earth-god Geb, and between them sails the boat of the sun-god Re. From the Louvres collection

Cholera, 1912. Death, the grim reaper, decimating a column of Turkish soldiers During the First Balkan War (1912-1913) between Turkey and the Balkan League (Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece and Montenegro)

Hell: the city of Dis, Roman god of the underworld, 1863. Artist: Gustave Dore
Hell: the city of Dis, Roman god of the underworld, 1863. Dante and Virgil observing sinners burning in Hell. From Inferno, first part of Divina Commedia by Dante Alighieri

Death. Allegorical print of war after the German painter and engraver Hans Sebald Beham (1500-1550). In front of a baggage wagon loaded with sappers tools including barrels of explosives

Allegory of Justice, from Aristotles Ethics, 14th century. Allegorical illustration of Dame Justice ruling all aspects from legal justice down to personal justice and obedience

Greek gods Pluto and Persephone sit with Cerberus, the three-headed dog, (15th century)
Pluto and Persephone enthroned: the God and goddess of the underworld, they sit with the three-headed dog, Cerberus, at their feet

St Basil the Great and St Maximus the Confessor and Monk, Greek theologians, (c1820-c1830)
St Basil the Great (c329-c379) one of the great Greek fathers of the church and St Maximus the Confessor and Monk (c580-c662), Greek theologian, located in Russia

Ariadne in Naxos; or, Very Like a Wail, 1882. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), Irish playwright, novelist, poet and wit, left England in 1882 to tour America

Dante and Virgil looking down upon souls in torment in the inferno, 1863. Artist: Gustave Dore
Dante and Virgil looking down upon souls in torment in the inferno, 1863. Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) was a great admirer of Virgil, and in his Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy)

Lady Emma Hamilton, wife of Sir William Hamilton and mistress of Horatio Nelson. Here Lady Hamilton (c1765-1851) is portrayed as Sensibility (a sensitive plant growing in an urn)

Adam and Eve Crying over the Body of Able, c1440-1495. Artist: Vrancke Van der Stockt
Adam and Eve Crying over the Body of Able, c1440-1495

The Irish Horse and Master (?), 1885. Artist: John Tenniel
The Irish Horse and Master (?), 1885. Mr Punch tells John Bull to ignore Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891), Irish politician, as he is sure to come a cropper riding the Irish horse

The Puseyite Moth and the Roman Candle, 1850. Edward Pusey (1800-1882) English theologian and leader of Oxford Movement, shown as an Anglican moth in danger of being singed by the flame of Roman

Great Cattle Show, 1850. The Roman Bull that didn t get the prize. Mr Punch and John Bull viewing the Bull (Papal edict on the restoration of the English Roman Catholic Church) with distaste

Descent from the Cross, c1430. Artist: Rogier Van der Weyden
Descent from the Cross, c1430

Marianne, the Queen of the Washerwomen, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Marianne, the Queen of the Washerwomen, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 25th February 1893

Let us speak about another thing!, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Let us speak about another thing!, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 8th April 1893

Britannia holding back Cholera at British ports, 1892. Artist: John Tenniel
Britannia holding back Cholera at British ports, 1892. In an outbreak of the water-borne disease in 1892 about 260, 000 died in Russia and 7600 in Hamburg. An epidemic was prevented in Britain

Abraham Kneels in front of Three Angels, 1581-1642. Artist: Frans Francken II
Abraham Kneels in front of Three Angels, 1581-1642

Psyche Receiving the First Kiss of Cupid, 1798. Artist: Francois Pascal Simon Gerard
P syche Receiving the First Kiss of Cupid, 1798. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France

The Ghost of Napoleon on St Helena, c1825. Allegorical print of Napoleons tomb on St Helena, with the figure of Napoleon watching as a laurel wreath is laid on the stone

Wealth, 1640. Artist: Simon Vouet
Wealth, 1640. A large serpentine figure of a woman draped in fabric is seated in front of an imposing architectural background

La Defense de Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III, the Prussians surrounded Paris on 9 September 1870

Allegory of Prudence, c1565-1570. Artist: Titian
Allegory of Prudence, c1565-1570. The triple-headed beast - wolf, lion and dog - is a symbol of prudence. From the National Gallery, London

Dante and Virgil looking into the inferno, 1863. Artist: Gustave Dore
Dante and Virgil looking into the inferno, 1863. Dante, keeping close to his guide Virgil, looks down at one of the sinners burning in hell in their open tombs

Hope, 1886. Artist: George Frederick Watts
Hope, 1886. From the Tate Gallery, London

Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence, 17th century. Artist: Simon Vouet
Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence, 17th century. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Albert, Prince Consort, showing his hives to Queen Victoria. Albert (1819-1861) introduced improved bee hives to the royal apiaries

Neptune raising James Cook to immortality and fame, late 18th century. The name of Captain Cook (1728-1779), English navigator, explorer and hydrographer, is being written in the book of history

Late republican denarii of Julius Caesar, 1st century BC
Late republican denarii of Julius Caesar (100 BC ? 44 BC). On the left is an elephant and snake, in an allegory of good destroying evil

Britannia trying to restrain Napoleon III from embarking on war with Germany, 1870. Artist: John Tenniel
Britannia trying to restrain Napoleon III from embarking on war with Germany, 1870. Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871. The French declaration was delivered to Berlin on 19 July

South Sea Bubble, 1721. Artist: William Hogarth
South Sea Bubble, 1721. People queue to enter the Devils shop, while he cuts up Fortune. Clerics of various denominations gamble in the left foreground. People ride on a wooden hobby horse

Au Revoir, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain
Au Revoir, 1873. Germany, carrying a bag stuffed with cash, says farewell to France. A defiant France insists it is not farewell, just au revoir

Suspense, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain
Suspense, 1871. Britannia waits anxiously outside the door of the Prince of Waless sick chamber. Since Prince Alberts death some ten years earlier

Her Baptism of Fire, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain
Her Baptism of Fire, 1871. Paris stands amidst the victims of Frances unsuccessful war against Prussia. Paris had been under siege since the end of the previous year

Call Off the Dogs!, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain
Call Off the Dogs!, 1871. Paris is brought to her knees by the Dogs of War - Famine, Fire and Sword. In the background, King William of the newly unified Germany gives an instruction that the dogs

For the Sake of These!, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain
For the Sake of These!, 1871. Peace holds the little children of France by the hand, as the starving and mourning citizens surround her

The Boeuf Gras for Paris, 1871. Peace, dressed in deepest mourning, leads a prime specimen of cattle to France. The leash is made of olive leaves

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