Allegorical Collection (#95)

The Sense of Touch (oil on panel)
XIR55896 The Sense of Touch (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Jan (1601-78) & Rubens, P.P. (1577-1640); 65x110 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; Dutch, out of copyright

Lunette of Prudence and Justice, from the Sala dell Udienza, 1496-1500 (fresco)
XAL52893 Lunette of Prudence and Justice, from the Sala dell Udienza, 1496-1500 (fresco) by Perugino, Pietro (c.1445-1523); Collegio del Cambio, Perugia, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Sacred Allegory, c. 1487 (oil on panel)
XAL50039 Sacred Allegory, c.1487 (oil on panel) by Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516); 73x119 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Landscape with classical ruins and Etruscan sarcophagus, c. 1634 (oil on canvas)
XIR498682 Landscape with classical ruins and Etruscan sarcophagus, c.1634 (oil on canvas) by Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665); 72x98 cm; Prado, Madrid

Nude looking at Herself in a Mirror, print made by Monogrammist M, c. 1530-80
XJF498422 Nude looking at Herself in a Mirror, print made by Monogrammist M, c.1530-80 (engraving) by Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Allegory of the Barberini Family, print made by Karl Audran c. 1623-40 (engraving)
XJF498326 Allegory of the Barberini Family, print made by Karl Audran c.1623-40 (engraving) by Cortona, Pietro da (1596-1659) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Master IRs (Italian, active first half 16th century), Two Allegorical Figures (Roma and Liberty?), engraving

Giorgio Ghisi possibly after Giulio Romano (Italian, 1520 - 1582), Allegorical Figure Holding a Sphere, mid 1560s, engraving on laid paper

Cupid and Pan (oil on canvas)
XIR488622 Cupid and Pan (oil on canvas) by Cortona, Pietro da (Berrettini) (1596-1669); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Italian, out of copyright

Espionage, front cover illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre
XIR486937 Espionage, front cover illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 22nd February 1914 (colour litho) by French School

A Capriccio from the series Scherzi de Fantasia, 1745 (etching)
XJF486488 A Capriccio from the series Scherzi de Fantasia, 1745 (etching) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); Private Collection; Italian, out of copyright

Personifications of Faith, Hope and Love, engraved by Pietro Monaco, c. 1750 (engraving)
XJF486483 Personifications of Faith, Hope and Love, engraved by Pietro Monaco, c.1750 (engraving) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (1696-1770) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Mighty Mother sails through the air, frontispiece to Theophilus Swifts The
XJF486481 The Mighty Mother sails through the air, frontispiece to Theophilus Swifts The Temple of Folly, 1787 (etching) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli)

Of great stryuers in the lawe for thynges of nought, illustration from Alexander
XJF486459 Of great stryuers in the lawe for thynges of nought, illustration from Alexander Barclays English translation of The Ship of Fools

Of disordred loue and veneryous, illustration from Alexander Barclays English
XJF486405 Of disordred loue and veneryous, illustration from Alexander Barclays English translation of The Ship of Fools, from an edition published in 1874 (engraving) by German School

Nude Woman Asleep with Cupid and Satyrs, c. 1446-1506, (pencil on paper)
XJF486339 Nude Woman Asleep with Cupid and Satyrs, c.1446-1506, (pencil on paper) by Mantegna, Andrea (1431-1506) (school of); 28.7 x 47 cm; British Museum, London

Musick, from The Gentlemans Recreation published by Richard Blome
XJF483382 Musick, from The Gentlemans Recreation published by Richard Blome, 1686 (engraving) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Painting, from The Gentlemans Recreation published by Richard Blome
XJF483362 Painting, from The Gentlemans Recreation published by Richard Blome, 1686 (engraving) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Navigation, from The Gentlemans Recreation published by Richard Blome
XJF483360 Navigation, from The Gentlemans Recreation published by Richard Blome, 1686 (engraving) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Allegorical picture of Excesses said to have been committed by the Huguenots, from Military
KW478269 Allegorical picture of Excesses said to have been committed by the Huguenots, from Military and Religious Life in the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix

Chivalry represented by allegorical figures, from Military and Religious Life
KW478225 Chivalry represented by allegorical figures, from Military and Religious Life in the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix, published London c.1880 (litho) by French School

The Feninan Banner, (litho)
XJF476213 The Feninan Banner, (litho) by Irish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fenian Banner is a symbol of Irish Republicanism, calling for Justice to Ireland)

Apollo and the Seasons, from the ceiling of the Hotel Colbert de Villacerf, c. 1650
XIR476056 Apollo and the Seasons, from the ceiling of the Hotel Colbert de Villacerf, c.1650 (oil on canvas) by French School, (17th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Allegory of the Golden Fleece, c. 1697 (fresco)
XIR476030 Allegory of the Golden Fleece, c.1697 (fresco) by Giordano, Luca (1634-1705); (add.info.: Allegorie de la Toison d or); Italian, out of copyright

The Triumph of Poverty, drawn by Jan de Bisschop, c. 1650 (pen, ink & wash on paper)
XJF472269 The Triumph of Poverty, drawn by Jan de Bisschop, c.1650 (pen, ink & wash on paper) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pride comes before a Fall, c. 1600 (engraving)
XJF472238 Pride comes before a Fall, c.1600 (engraving) by Goltzius, Conraad (c.1560-1617); Private Collection; (add.info.: The figure of Pride is shown with skeletal legs and arms)

Democracy holding the Rights of Man of August 1789 (coloured engraving)
XIR465246 Democracy holding the Rights of Man of August 1789 (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Liberty, c. 1793 (coloured engraving)
XIR465241 Liberty, c.1793 (coloured engraving) by Le Clerc, Pierre Thomas (c.1740-c.1796); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; (add.info.: La Liberte; ); French

Homage to the Girondins, 1793 (oil on canvas)
XIR465237 Homage to the Girondins, 1793 (oil on canvas) by Blanchard, Laurent (1767-1819); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Triumph of the Supreme Being (oil on canvas)
XIR465235 Triumph of the Supreme Being (oil on canvas) by Forty, Jean Jacques (1743-1801); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Melancholia, 1514 (engraving)
XJF465181 Melancholia, 1514 (engraving) by DAOErer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Private Collection; German, out of copyright

September (woodcut)
BAL46278 September (woodcut) by List, Wilhelm (1864-1918); Private Collection; Austrian, out of copyright

Portrait of Philip II (mounted on a cow), the Duke of Alencon, the Duke of Alba, William of Orange
BAL4620 Portrait of Philip II (mounted on a cow), the Duke of Alencon, the Duke of Alba, William of Orange and Queen Elizabeth I by Moro

Jacopo di Giovanni di Francesco (Italian, 1495 - 1553), Allegorical Figure with a Cat and a Pig, c. 1530, pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk on laid paper

German 17th Century, Allegorical Female Figure in a Landscape [recto], c. 1600, pen and brown ink with gray and brown wash

Follower of Charles Le Brun, An Allegorical Female Figure, black and red chalks, heightened with white, on tan laid paper

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, Allegorical Frame with a Bat, French, 1724 - 1780, c. 1769, pen and dark brown ink over graphite, red chalk

Biccherna of Good Government, 1344 (tempera on panel)
XIR444284 Biccherna of Good Government, 1344 (tempera on panel) by Lorenzetti, Ambrogio (1285-c.1348); Archivio di Stato, Siena, Italy; (add.info.: Le Bon Governement (Biccherna); ); Italian

Justice, detail of the dancers, 1303-05 (fresco) (see also 102748)
XIR444206 Justice, detail of the dancers, 1303-05 (fresco) (see also 102748) by Giotto di Bondone (c.1266-1337); Scrovegni (Arena) Chapel, Padua, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

The Marriage of Louis de Bourgogne with Marie Adelaide of Savoy, engraved by Denis Nee, c
XJF441981 The Marriage of Louis de Bourgogne with Marie Adelaide of Savoy, engraved by Denis Nee, c.1770 (etching) by Largilliere

The Tree of Battles, c. 1880 (litho)
KW441332 The Tree of Battles, c.1880 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: After a 15th century manuscript)

Triumph of the Mountain, 1793 (colour engraving)
XIR438889 Triumph of the Mountain, 1793 (colour engraving) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Triomphe de la Montagne; ); French, out of copyright

Allegory of the Day of the 10th August 1792 (colour engraving)
XIR438891 Allegory of the Day of the 10th August 1792 (colour engraving) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Hercules at the crossroad, 1498 (engraving)
XJF437443 Hercules at the crossroad, 1498 (engraving) by DAOErer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Private Collection; (add.info)

An Allegory of Envy, c. 1515 (engraving)
XJF437441 An Allegory of Envy, c.1515 (engraving) by Robetta, Cristofano (1462-1534); Private Collection; (add.info.: an old woman is flanked by two couples; ); Italian, out of copyright

Charity, or the Virgin and Child (pen & ink on paper)
XIR434125 Charity, or the Virgin and Child (pen & ink on paper) by Dumonstier, Geoffroy (c.1510-73); Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France; (add.info.: Charite)

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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.