Allegorical Collection (#97)

The Triumph of the Church over Fury, Hatred and Discord, before 1628 (oil on canvas)
XIR36862 The Triumph of the Church over Fury, Hatred and Discord, before 1628 (oil on canvas) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); Prado, Madrid

Allegory of a design studio, engraved by Nicolas Dorigny (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF366901 Allegory of a design studio, engraved by Nicolas Dorigny (engraving) (b/w photo) by Maratti, Carlo (1625-1713) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Jealousy (oil on canvas)
XOT366564 Jealousy (oil on canvas) by Schiavoni, Natale (1777-1858); Museo Civico Revoltella, Trieste, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

The Dance of Death: Death by the open tomb, 1490 (fresco)
XOT366538 The Dance of Death: Death by the open tomb, 1490 (fresco) by Kastav, Janez (fl.c.1490); Church of the Holy Trinity, Hrastovlje

The Dance of Death: Death and the child, 1490 (fresco)
XOT366537 The Dance of Death: Death and the child, 1490 (fresco) by Kastav, Janez (fl.c.1490); Church of the Holy Trinity, Hrastovlje

Ecclesia Surrounded by Symbols of Vanity (on copper)
BAL35668 Ecclesia Surrounded by Symbols of Vanity (on copper) by Kessel, Jan van, the Elder (1626-79); 48.2x36.8 cm; Johnny van Haeften Gallery, London, UK; Flemish, out of copyright

The Nine Ages of Man (woodcut) (b / w photo)
XJF354288 The Nine Ages of Man (woodcut) (b/w photo) by Breu, Jorg II (c.1510-47); Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Pictorial representation of Saint Pauls Epistle to the Ephesians 2
XJF349785 Pictorial representation of Saint Pauls Epistle to the Ephesians 2. 19-22 (engraving) by German School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The adoration of the Magi / a [monogram of Andrea Andreani] MDCV. Vicentino, Giuseppe Niccolo, approximately 1510-, artist, Parmigianino, 1503-1540. Andreani, Andrea, approximately 1560-1623

Monument to Leon Gambetta, Truth, cour Napoleon, Louvre, 1888 (detail) (marble & stone)
XIR346103 Monument to Leon Gambetta, Truth, cour Napoleon, Louvre, 1888 (detail) (marble & stone) (see also 346101, 346102, 346503) (b/w photo) by Aube, Jean Paul (1837-1916); Paris

Monument to Leon Gambetta, Force, cour Napoleon, Louvre, 1888 (detail) (see also 346101 to 346103)
XIR346104 Monument to Leon Gambetta, Force, cour Napoleon, Louvre, 1888 (detail) (see also 346101 to 346103) (bronze & stone) (b/w photo) by Aube, Jean Paul (1837-1916); Paris

Monument to Leon Gambetta, central group, cour Napoleon, Louvre, 1888 (detail) (stone)
XIR346102 Monument to Leon Gambetta, central group, cour Napoleon, Louvre, 1888 (detail) (stone) (see also 346101, 346103, 346104, 346503) (b/w photo) by Aube, Jean Paul (1837-1916); Paris

The Cure of Folly (oil on panel)
BAL3422 The Cure of Folly (oil on panel) by Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516); 48x35 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: L excision de la pierre de folie; l extraction; medecin; chirurgie;)

Primavera, detail of Flora and Zephyr, c. 1478, (tempera on panel) (detail of 558)
XAL341296 Primavera, detail of Flora and Zephyr, c.1478, (tempera on panel) (detail of 558) by Botticelli, Sandro (1444/5-1510); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

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The Battle of Love and Chastity, after 1503 (oil on canvas)
XIR33026 The Battle of Love and Chastity, after 1503 (oil on canvas) by Perugino, Pietro (c.1445-1523); 160x191 cm; Louvre, Paris

The Gathering of the Nations; Allegorical Design by Johannot, Made for the Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, London, Uk, 1851 Engraving

An Allegory of Autumn
BAL31868 An Allegory of Autumn by Vrancx, Sebastian (1573-1647); Johnny van Haeften Gallery, London, UK; Flemish, out of copyright

Silhouette of an Angel (pen and ink on paper)
XJF311690 Silhouette of an Angel (pen and ink on paper) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); British Museum, London, UK; Italian, out of copyright

The Hour of Death, an allegoric miniature, from a 15th century manuscript (litho)
XJF308724 The Hour of Death, an allegoric miniature, from a 15th century manuscript (litho) by French School, (15th century); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Nemesis, 1837 (oil on canvas)
BAL308353 Nemesis, 1837 (oil on canvas) by Rethel, Alfred (1816-59); 95x48 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; German, out of copyright

Adam and Eve after the Fall, illustration from John Miltons Paradise Lost
XJF396639 Adam and Eve after the Fall, illustration from John Miltons Paradise Lost, engraved by Michael Burghers, sixth edition 1695 (engraving) by Medina

Apotheosis of Peter the Great (engraving)
XJF396623 Apotheosis of Peter the Great (engraving) by Russian School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peter I the Great (1672-1725)

Apotheosis of King Louis XIV of France (oil on canvas)
XIR77981 Apotheosis of King Louis XIV of France (oil on canvas) by Le Brun, Charles (1619-90); Musee Ingres, Montauban, France; French, out of copyright

Philosophy and a Habsburg Emperor, from Quatuor Libri Amorum written by
XAM77595 Philosophy and a Habsburg Emperor, from Quatuor Libri Amorum written by Konrad Celtis of Nuremberg, 1502 (woodcut) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528) (attr)

The Voyage of Life: Youth, 1842 (oil on canvas)
XOS744782 The Voyage of Life: Youth, 1842 (oil on canvas) by Cole, Thomas (1801-48); 134.3 x 194.9 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; American, out of copyright

Allegory of Virtue and Vice, 1505 (oil on panel)
XOS741908 Allegory of Virtue and Vice, 1505 (oil on panel) by Lotto, Lorenzo (c.1480-1556); 56.5 x 42.2 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

France, allegorical figure painting by M. A. Marc. 1855. Engraving
France, allegorical figure painting by M.A. Marc. 1855. Engraving

Jupiter, c. 1464 (engraving)
XJF618969 Jupiter, c.1464 (engraving) by Baldini, Baccio (c.1436-87); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jupiter rides a chariot drawn by two eagles across the sky)

Saturn, c. 1464 (engraving)
XJF618971 Saturn, c.1464 (engraving) by Baldini, Baccio (c.1436-87); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saturn rides a chariot across the sky drawn by a two-headed dragon)

Justice, after a tarot card from the Gringonneur pack (engraving)
XJF618911 Justice, after a tarot card from the Gringonneur pack (engraving) by Italian School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; Italian, out of copyright

America, detail from The Glory of Spain II, from the Ceiling of the Throne Room, 1764
XIR61758 America, detail from The Glory of Spain II, from the Ceiling of the Throne Room, 1764 (fresco) (see also 61757, 62096, 62340) by Tiepolo

Allegory of Death: In Ictu Oculi (oil on canvas)
XIR61741 Allegory of Death: In Ictu Oculi (oil on canvas) by Valdes Leal, Juan de (1622-90); Hospital de la Santa Caridad, Seville, Spain; Spanish, out of copyright

Sight and Smell (oil on canvas)
XIR61051 Sight and Smell (oil on canvas) by Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625); 175x263 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; Flemish, out of copyright

Spring, (oil on canvas)
XIR61056 Spring, (oil on canvas) by Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1527-93); 66x50 cm; Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid, Spain; Italian, out of copyright

Taste, Hearing and Touch, 1618 (oil on panel)
XIR61052 Taste, Hearing and Touch, 1618 (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625); 176x264 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Le Gout, l Ouie et le Toucher; ); Flemish, out of copyright

The tooth puller, the bagpipe player and the wood collectors, detail of the central
XIR468195 The tooth puller, the bagpipe player and the wood collectors, detail of the central panel of The Haywain Triptych, c.1515 (oil on panel) (detail of 3429) by Bosch

France delivered to crows of all kinds, from La Caricature, 31 October 1831
XIR468141 France delivered to crows of all kinds, from La Caricature, 31 October 1831 (colour litho) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); Musee de la Ville de Paris

Present times demand that everyone bears the Great Burden (coloured engraving)
XIR468110 Present times demand that everyone bears the Great Burden (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The Triumph of Venus and of Love (oil on panel)
XIR391173 The Triumph of Venus and of Love (oil on panel) by Flemish School, (16th century); Bibliotheque Municipale, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

The Seven Liberal Arts, c. 1435 (oil on panel)
XIR38857 The Seven Liberal Arts, c.1435 (oil on panel) by Ponte, Giovanni dal (c.1385-1437/42); 56x155 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; Italian, out of copyright

Poster depicting The Alliance between the city and the countryside, 1925
BAL347492 Poster depicting The Alliance between the city and the countryside, 1925 (colour litho) by Kustodiev, Boris Mikhailovich (1878-1927); Russian State Library, Moscow, Russia; Russian

Belief, Hope and Love, 1819 (oil on wood)
BAL347489 Belief, Hope and Love, 1819 (oil on wood) by Hess, Heinrich Maria von (1798-1863); State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; German, out of copyright

Venus and Cupid, Allegory of the Truth (oil on wood)
BAL347474 Venus and Cupid, Allegory of the Truth (oil on wood) by Backer, Jacques de (b.c.1545-fl.1595); eLviv State Picture Gallery, Ukraine; Netherlandish, out of copyright

England, engraved by Thomas Phillibrown, from The Works of William Hogarth
KW281806 England, engraved by Thomas Phillibrown, from The Works of William Hogarth, published 1833 (litho) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764) (after); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; English

France, engraved by C. Armstrong, from The Works of Hogarth, published 1833
KW281801 France, engraved by C. Armstrong, from The Works of Hogarth, published 1833 (litho) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764) (after); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; English, out of copyright

An Allegory with Venus and Time, c. 1754-58 (fresco)
XCF280538 An Allegory with Venus and Time, c.1754-58 (fresco) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); National Gallery, London, UK; Italian, out of copyright

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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.