Allegorical Collection (page 7)

The Little Red Riding Hood, 1917 (postcard)
ICA4840013 The Little Red Riding Hood, 1917 (postcard); (add.info.: Postcard, Satirical in Colours, 1917_6: The Little Red Riding Hood - War of 14 -18, Germany Prussia, Childhood)

Le Proces de la bande Bonnot Bande a Bonnot - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1913 (engraving)
ICA4950487 Le Proces de la bande Bonnot Bande a Bonnot - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1913 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc

Napoleon Bonaparte and the Concordat, 1801-1802 (illustration)
8698401 Napoleon Bonaparte and the Concordat, 1801-1802 (illustration) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; (add.info.: History. France)

The credit, c.1840-1860 (illustration)
8698373 The credit, c.1840-1860 (illustration) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Society. Economy. The credit (that is never given)

Rain in may, 1902 (illustration)
8698343 Rain in may, 1902 (illustration) by Monnier, Marius (1871-1938); (add.info.: Science. Meteorology. Rains in may. Caricature by Monnier in: L'actualite, France, May)

The Wheel of Aristotle with the cardinal virtues, 14th century (fresco)
8683307 The Wheel of Aristotle with the cardinal virtues, 14th century (fresco) by Bindoccio, Cristoforo di & Piero, Meo di (14th century)

S: The woman mad of her body (Scortum) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4221981 S: The woman mad of her body (Scortum) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H)

I: The Noble - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4222031 I: The Noble - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H. Loedel after Hans Holbein (1497? -1543)); Photo © Duvallon

Z: The Last Judgment: The End of All Things - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4221953 Z: The Last Judgment: The End of All Things - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H)

Science. "Aristophanes's" smoking pipes. Poster for the pipe brand J. Gambier, France, 1866. (poster)
3434589 Science. "Aristophanes's" smoking pipes. Poster for the pipe brand J. Gambier, France, 1866. (poster); (add.info.: Sciences. Gambier, France, 1866. Coll. Part. Science)

Ferdinand Magellan (c1480-1521) on his ship Victoria'. Allegorical celebration of the first voyage of
527801 Ferdinand Magellan (c1480-1521) on his ship Victoria'. Allegorical celebration of the first voyage of circumnavigation (1519-1522) led by Magellan

In memory of the Commune of Paris, France (engraving)
8631286 In memory of the Commune of Paris, France (engraving) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: In memory of the Commune of Paris, France)

"Lovelace's joyous Muse did not desert him in his solitude" (litho)
8651053 "Lovelace's joyous Muse did not desert him in his solitude" (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

War: an Allegory (litho)
8655652 War: an Allegory (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: War: an Allegory)

Clio, ancient Greek muse of history (engraving)
8635143 Clio, ancient Greek muse of history (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clio, ancient Greek muse of history. Illustration from Hellas)

An Allegorical Subject (The Just Ruler), c.1636 (oil on oak)
BAL99430 An Allegorical Subject (The Just Ruler), c.1636 (oil on oak) by Poorter, Willem de (1608-48); 50.2x37.5 cm; National Gallery, London, UK; (add.info.: by Willem de Poorter)

Card advertising the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, 1905 (chromolitho)
8677481 Card advertising the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, 1905 (chromolitho) by Beck, Abram Raphael (1858-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

Monument to the Republic, Neuchatel, Switzerland (engraving)
8673104 Monument to the Republic, Neuchatel, Switzerland (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monument to the Republic, Neuchatel, Switzerland)

Goddess Rome, 1926 (marble)
8678369 Goddess Rome, 1926 (marble) by Zanelli, Angelo Bortolo (1879-1942); Stazione Marittima, Genoa, Italy; (add.info.: Sculpture by Angelo Bortolo Zanelli.); Luisa Ricciarini

A: the deathly musicians who announce the Dance of Death - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4222065 A: the deathly musicians who announce the Dance of Death - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H)

Christian Leaving the City of Destruction. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print
2603552 Christian Leaving the City of Destruction. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print.; (add.info)

Nova Orbis Tabula in Lucem Edita
1578205 Nova Orbis Tabula in Lucem Edita; (add.info.: Nova Orbis Tabula in Lucem Edita by Frederik de wit (1630-1706). The map represents the two hemispheres

The Triumph of Love, from "Triumphs, sonnets and songs" by Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca)
AIS5351945 The Triumph of Love, from "Triumphs, sonnets and songs" by Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca, 1304-1374) (miniature); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; © Iberfoto

Allegorical print of Napoleon Bonaparte after the first celebration of Mass after the restablishment in France of
543725 Allegorical print of Napoleon Bonaparte after the first celebration of Mass after the restablishment in France of the Roman Catholic church, April 1802

Jules Grevy (1807-1891) President of France attends the 14th July 1880, Bastille Day Celebrations in Paris (engraving)
5304915 Jules Grevy (1807-1891) President of France attends the 14th July 1880, Bastille Day Celebrations in Paris (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Genie of Victory. Project for the tomb of Pope Julius II. Renaissance marble sculpture made by Michelangelo
BEN5475983 The Genie of Victory. Project for the tomb of Pope Julius II. Renaissance marble sculpture made by Michelangelo Buonarroti known as Michelangelo (Michelangelo or Michelangelo, 1475-1564)

Allegorical frontispiece of Denis Diderot Encyclopedie, Paris, 1751-1780. Engraving
530372 Allegorical frontispiece of Denis Diderot Encyclopedie, Paris, 1751-1780. Engraving; Universal History Archive/UIG

The Decline Boat, allegory representing a strange boat equipped with sails
MMM5459226 The Decline Boat, allegory representing a strange boat equipped with sails and oars that sails between small rock islands, in the right background

Head of Janus on a coin, 3rd-2nd century BC (silver)
AIS5378606 Head of Janus on a coin, 3rd-2nd century BC (silver); © Iberfoto

Music. Mermaid. The trout (Die Forelle), lied by Franz Schubert (1817). Illustration, Austria, c.1900 (postcard)
3434022 Music. Mermaid. The trout (Die Forelle), lied by Franz Schubert (1817). Illustration, Austria, c.1900 (postcard); (add.info.: Sirene. La truite (Die Forelle), lied de Franz Schubert (1817)

Pythagoras (c. 570-around 480 BC), Greek mathematician and philosopher. Detail of a page of a manuscript representing
BEN5464408 Pythagoras (c. 570-around 480 BC), Greek mathematician and philosopher. Detail of a page of a manuscript representing the allegories of arithmetic and geometry

Relief with Menander in his theatre
7287237 Relief with Menander in his theatre; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Relief with Menander in his theatre. Roman work inspired by 4th - 3rd century BC exemples)

Concept of Manifest Destiny: Allegorical female figure carrying electric telegraph wire
528088 Concept of Manifest Destiny: Allegorical female figure carrying electric telegraph wire, leads American pioneers and railroads westwards

"The Hop Queen", sculptured by G. Halse, in the Exhibition of the British Institution, 1864....it is not a portrait bust

At stadium reception to Italians, 23 Jun 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
At stadium reception to Italians, 23 Jun 1917. Children in costume shaking hands, at a ceremony honoring Prince Ferdinando of Udine, head of the Italian War Commission to the United States

Column erected at St. Foye, Near Quebec, in memory of the French and English...in 1760, (1864). Creator: Unknown
Column erected at St. Foye, Near Quebec, in memory of the French and English who fell there in 1760, (1864). Engraving from a photograph by M. Livernois. A Monument has lately been erected at St

The tomb of James Ward, Esq. R.A. Kensal-green Cemetery, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The tomb of James Ward, Esq. R.A. Kensal-green Cemetery, [London], 1864. Monument consisting of...a monumental headstone, in a coved recess of which has been sculptured by Mr. J. H. Foley R.A

Messrs Cope's Christmas entertainment to their workpeople at St. George's Hall, Liverpool, 1864. Mr. J. C. Cowper, the tragedian, recited, with great taste and feeling, Tennyson's ode

Grand Festival of the Municipality and Royal Academy of Antwerp…Antwerp Crowning Teniers, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Grand Festival of the Municipality and Royal Academy of Antwerp: inauguration of an allegorical statue of Antwerp crowning the bust of Teniers, 1864. View of...the inauguration of M

We Will Sit by the Sea, We Will Wait for the Weather!, 1904. Creator: Unknown
We Will Sit by the Sea, We Will Wait for the Weather!, 1904. This collection includes tsarist-era advertisements and a set of posters from the era of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)

The Japanese Emperor and His Cunning Well-Wishers, 1904. Creator: Unknown
The Japanese Emperor and His Cunning Well-Wishers, 1904. This collection includes tsarist-era advertisements and a set of posters from the era of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)

Help for Military Needs, 1904. Creator: Unknown
Help for Military Needs, 1904. This collection includes tsarist-era advertisements and a set of posters from the era of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)

Attack on Port Money, 1904. Creator: Unknown
Attack on Port Money, 1904. This collection includes tsarist-era advertisements and a set of posters from the era of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)

Title Page of Leviathan, or The Matter, Forme, & Power of a Common-Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civill by Thomas Hobbes
FGL5494040 Title Page of Leviathan, or The Matter, Forme, & Power of a Common-Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civill by Thomas Hobbes, 1651 (engraving); (add.info.: Leviathan, or the Matter, Forme)

Vanitas with Death and the Last Judgment. Creator: Philip Tideman
Vanitas with Death and the Last Judgment

Still Life of Abundant Game. Creator: Jan Fyt
Still Life of Abundant Game, Unknown date

The Triumph of Venus, 1740. Creator: Francois Boucher
The Triumph of Venus, 1740

Venus in her Bath surrounded by Nymphs and Cupids, mid-18th century. Creator: Francois Boucher
Venus in her Bath surrounded by Nymphs and Cupids, mid-18th century

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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.