Allegories Collection (#4)

D: The King - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4222049 D: The King - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H. Loedel after Hans Holbein (1497? -1543)); Photo © Duvallon

M: the doctor (Medicus) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4222013 M: the doctor (Medicus) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H. Loedel after Hans Holbein (1497? -1543)); Photo © Duvallon

N: the money changer or the banker (Numerarius) - TThe Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4222005 N: the money changer or the banker (Numerarius) - TThe Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H)

Q: a nun (Quieta, Quassata or Quaeritans Monacha) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4221999 Q: a nun (Quieta, Quassata or Quaeritans Monacha) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H)

T: a travelling musician (Homo Titubans) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4221975 T: a travelling musician (Homo Titubans) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H)

V: a rider who thinks he is fleeing death and who carries it in hips (Velox eques) - The Alphabet of Death
DUV4221970 V: a rider who thinks he is fleeing death and who carries it in hips (Velox eques) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637167 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aphrodite, Muse, Artemis)

Where the Feathers Go (litho)
8663503 Where the Feathers Go (litho) by Poy (Percy Hutton Fearon) (1874-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Where the Feathers Go)

Trade card for L Wetten & Son, confectioners, London (engraving)
8677617 Trade card for L Wetten & Son, confectioners, London (engraving) by English School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card for L Wetten & Son, confectioners)

Stairway to unity (litho)
8673360 Stairway to unity (litho) by Batho, Harold Outram (1888-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stairway to unity. Cartoon on the conference of the International Federation of Trade Unions)

A Dangerous Firecracker to Light (engraving)
8672733 A Dangerous Firecracker to Light (engraving) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dangerous Firecracker to Light)

The muse of photography (b/w photo)
8672159 The muse of photography (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The muse of photography)

Froissart's Modern Chronicles (litho)
8672748 Froissart's Modern Chronicles (litho) by Gould, Francis Carruthers (1844-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Froissart's Modern Chronicles)

Brumidi's allegorical painting, 1891
1575017 Brumidi's allegorical painting, 1891; (add.info.: Brumidi's allegorical painting, in dome of U.S. Capitol.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Illustration for A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (litho)
8664283 Illustration for A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The fountain, an allegory)

Dreams of the Past (engraving)
8676286 Dreams of the Past (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dreams of the Past. "Youth, infancy and age in slumber lie")

Allegory of astronomy (low relief)
BEN5471568 Allegory of astronomy (low relief) by Pisano, Andrea (1270-1349); Museo dell'Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo), Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Allegory of astronomy)

The Fortune Allegory. Bronze sculpture by Danese Cattaneo (1509-1573) Florence, Museo del Bargello
BEN5479813 The Fortune Allegory. Bronze sculpture by Danese Cattaneo (1509-1573) Florence, Museo del Bargello by Cattaneo, Danese (1509-73); Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Sign of Aquarius (constellation of the Eagle): scene of Triumph, of the great virtues of war
BEN5461807 Sign of Aquarius (constellation of the Eagle): scene of Triumph, of the great virtues of war. Fresco by Agostino da Mozzanega (active from 1527-1539) 1528

Allegory of the Arno River. Marble sculpture by Bartolomeo Ammannati or Ammanati (1511-1592)
BEN5479863 Allegory of the Arno River. Marble sculpture by Bartolomeo Ammannati or Ammanati (1511-1592) comes from the Boboli Gardens

Front page of Van Keulen's maritime atlas (or waterworld)
MMM5477325 Front page of Van Keulen's maritime atlas (or waterworld); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Front page of Van Keulen's maritime atlas (or waterworld)

Relief with theatre Masks for comedies et tragedies
7287245 Relief with theatre Masks for comedies et tragedies; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Relief with theatre Masks for comedies et tragedies)

Mid 19th century allegory of Freemasonry (print)
7419898 Mid 19th century allegory of Freemasonry (print); (add.info.: To the Old and Venerable Brotherhood of Free and Accepted Freemasons. A mid 19th century allegory of Freemasonry)

"The death path is common to all of us", 1678 (Engraving)
7422868 "The death path is common to all of us", 1678 (Engraving); (add.info.: Religion. Morality. "The death path is common to all of us." The death people crosses the river)

Playing Card: Liberty, Three Tile. French Revolution Card Game, Colorful Engraving 1790 - 1792
FGL5474107 Playing Card: Liberty, Three Tile. French Revolution Card Game, Colorful Engraving 1790 - 1792; Fototeca Gilardi

Farming (low relief)
BEN5473576 Farming (low relief) by Pisano, Andrea (1270-1349); Museo dell'Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo), Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Farming)

The Mexican general and statesman Agustin de Iturbide (1783-1824), Allegory of his coronation as Augustine I of Mexico
AIS5379443 The Mexican general and statesman Agustin de Iturbide (1783-1824), Allegory of his coronation as Augustine I of Mexico on 21 July 1822, detail

The Delectable Mountains from the housetop. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print
2603549 The Delectable Mountains from the housetop. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print.; (add.info)

Christian and Evangelist. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print
2603531 Christian and Evangelist. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print.; (add.info.: Illustration from the theological fiction The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan)

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)

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)

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

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"Unveiling the Hidden Meanings: Exploring Allegories in Art and Life" Delve into the world of allegories, where symbols speak volumes and stories are told through visual metaphors. From the iconic "Worker and Kolkhoz Woman" sculpture by Vera Mukhina, capturing the spirit of Soviet unity, to Holbein's haunting "Dance of Death, " these artworks transcend their physical forms. Absinthe, known as the Green Fairy, becomes an allegory for temptation and indulgence. Its emerald elixir lures us into a realm where reality blurs with imagination. Meanwhile, in "Allegory of Music, " we witness how harmonious melodies can transport us beyond earthly boundaries. In "Mars, surrounded by the Arts and Sciences, " Ignorance is conquered as knowledge triumphs over darkness. This captivating oil painting reminds us that wisdom holds immense power against ignorance's grip. Similarly, "The Seasons: Spring" lithograph bursts forth with vibrant colors, symbolizing rebirth and new beginnings. Death itself becomes an allegorical figure in various forms - from skeletal figures reminding us of our mortality to The Grim Reaper wielding his scythe with solemn purpose. These depictions challenge our perception of life's transience while urging reflection on its fleeting nature. Traveling back centuries ago to medieval times reveals frescoes like "Allegory of Obedience. " Here obedience takes shape within a narrative that explores societal roles and expectations. Likewise, Brueghel Elder's masterpiece "Tower Babel" serves as a cautionary tale about human ambition reaching insurmountable heights. Finally, skulls adorned with crossbones serve as potent symbols throughout history - reminders that life inevitably meets its end but also representing rebellion or danger depending on context. Through these diverse examples spanning different mediums and eras emerges one common thread: allegories invite contemplation beyond what meets the eye. They challenge us to decipher hidden meanings, encouraging a deeper understanding of the human experience.