The " Allegory of Music " is a popular theme in painting ; in this example, Lippi uses symbol s popular during the High Renaissance, many of which refer to Greek mythology.

Allegory is a device in which characters or events represent or symbolize ideas and concepts.

Plato's Allegory of the Cave, which appears in book VII of The Republic, is a description of such a journey, as are the writings of Teresa of Avila.

The analogy of the divided line immediately follows another Platonic metaphor, that of the sun, and is in turn followed by the Allegory of the Cave.

The term Platonism is used because such a view is seen to parallel Plato's Theory of Forms and a " World of Ideas " ( Greek: Eidos ( εἶδος )) described in Plato's Allegory of the cave: the everyday world can only imperfectly approximate an unchanging, ultimate reality.

A painting attributed to Nicolas Tournier, which hangs in the Ashmolean Museum, is An Allegory of Justice and Vanity.

The Allegory of the Cave — also known as the Analogy of the Cave, Plato's Cave, or the Parable of the Cave — is an allegory used by the Greek philosopher Plato in his work The Republic to illustrate " our nature in its education and want of education " ( 514a ).

The Allegory of the Cave is presented after the metaphor of the sun ( 508b – 509c ) and the analogy of the divided line ( 509d – 513e ).

In addition, the Allegory of the Cave is an attempt to explain the philosopher's place in society: to attempt to enlighten the " prisoners ".

Plato's Phaedo contains similar imagery to that of the Allegory of the Cave ; a philosopher recognizes that before philosophy, his soul was " a veritable prisoner fast bound within his body ... and that instead of investigating reality by itself and in itself it is compelled to peer through the bars of its prison ".

A painting by Paolo Veronese is in the collection of the Gallerie dell ' Accademia in Venice and Titian's Allegory of the Battle of Lepanto, using the battle as a background, hangs in the Prado in Madrid.

' Allegory ' is a key element of Hindu religion and modern day experts in Communications and Business Communications recognise how superior it is as a concept to represent abstract ideas.

# Versuch einer Allegorie (" Attempt at an Allegory ") ( 1766 ), which, although containing the results of much thought and reading, is not conceived in a thoroughly critical spirit.

A painting attributed to Nicolas Tournier, which hangs in the Ashmolean Museum, is An Allegory of Justice and Vanity.

The brain in a vat is a contemporary version of the argument given in Hindu Maya illusion, Plato's Allegory of the Cave, Zhuangzi's " Zhuangzi dreamed he was a butterfly ", and the evil demon in René Descartes ' Meditations on First Philosophy.

It is believed that also on this occasion, either Lorenzo il Magnifico or Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco himself, commissioned Botticelli's Allegory of Spring to celebrate the wedding-with Mercury representing Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco and Semiramide represented by the central Grace ( or possibly Flora ).

The fame of Artemisia probably intrigued him, and it is not a coincidence that his collection included a painting of great suggestion, the (" Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting.

* The relationship between Chaucer's Troilus and his source material is discussed extensively by C. S. Lewis in The Allegory of Love.

The bottom third of the panel belongs to Yale University Art Gallery and is exhibited under the title Allegory of Gluttony.

Allegory is particularly important in Silius, and he includes such figures as Fides, faith, in Book 2, Italia in 15, and Virtus and Voluptas also in Book 15, continuing a trend towards allegory which was significant in Statius, Silius ' contemporary.

Allegory And Self is a LP released by Psychic TV in 1988 that comprises a varied selection of their work.

His essay, " The Dark Wood of Postmodernity ( Space, Faith, Allegory )," which treats religious themes in the work of Marxian cultural theorist Frederic Jameson and in postmodern culture generally, was awarded the Modern Language Association's William Riley Parker Prize in 2005.

The show displayed a 1936 treatment of Lucille Lloyd's " California Allegory " triptych, with Queen Califia as the central figure.

That second thought, however, turns out to be a boomerang for anyone who takes seriously the identification of Una as " Truth " in the arguments of cantos 1 and 3, and who is thereby encouraged to position her as a figure in the " continued Allegory " of holiness and religious reform.

Allegory has been used widely in ancient sacred texts of Hinduism and all the religions that have sprouted off it ; and throughout the history of art in all forms of artwork.

Allegory of hope ; Oil on canvas, Francesco Guardi, 1747

Another picture in the same collection appears to be a replica of his painting of the " Allegory of Calumny ", as suggested by Lucian's description of a celebrated work by Apelles ; the satire in the original painting, directed against some of his courtier enemies, was the immediate cause of Zuccari's temporary exile from Rome.

His Allegory of the Planets and Continents depicts Apollo embarking on his daily course ; deities around him symbolize the planets ; allegorical figures ( on the cornice ) represent the four continents Europe, Asia, Africa and America.

* Allegory of Fortune, c. 1530 ; oil on canvas, 178 x 216. 5 cm, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Guest characters included Piper the elderly cleaning man, Eric the Werewolf ( Ian Sears ); an additional security guard who was a gorilla ; and Mary the Christmas Allegory ( Lia Williams ), who gave birth to consumer products.

Laurence, Jerome and Prosper, altarpiece in the north transept ; Allegory of Faith and The Doctors of the Church on the ceiling of the new sacristy ( both by Veronese's workshop ))

; Allegory: The postdiction resorts to tenuous allegorical explanations to turn literal misses into hits.

* Paolo Veronese-The Allegory of Love ( ceiling paintings for Prague Castle ; now in National Gallery, London )

* Description Beggared ; or the Allegory of WHITENESS by Mac Wellman, music by Michael Roth

The painting represents an allegory of Allegoria dell ' Inclinazione ( Allegory of the Inclination ( natural talent )), presented under the form of a young nude woman who holds a compass.

Allegory was popular at the time, so " old Christmas " was given a voice to protest his exclusion, along with the form of a rambunctious, jolly old man.

The Allegory of the Olive Tree in St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans ( which reappears in greatly expanded form in the Book of Jacob in the Book of Mormon ) refers to the scattering and gathering of Israel.

The frescoes on the other walls represent scenes from the lives of Christ and Saint Peter on the entry wall ( mostly ruined due to the later installation of a choir ), The Triumph of Saint Thomas Aquinas and the Allegory of Christian Learning on the left wall, and the large " Crucifixion with the Way to Calvalry and the Descent into Limbo " on the archway of the altar wall.

The collection also includes other works by various Spanish sculptors, such as the Venus by Bartolomeo Ammanati and the alabaster relief of the Allegory of Francisco I de ’ Medici by Giambologna.

In the other two facing panels, Ambrogio weaves panoramic visions of Effects of Good Government on Town and Country, and Allegory of Bad Government and its Effects on Town and Country ( also called " Ill-governed Town and Country ").

The cover graphics feature Austin Osman Spare's General Allegory and other illustrations from his Automatic Drawings and Book Of Satyrs.

Flanking the Allegory are two other paintings on perpendicular walls: Effects of Good Government and Effects of Bad Government.