Allegory of Prudence on of the tomb of Francis II, Duke of Brittany The female face depicts Francis ' daughter Anne of Brittany.

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

Philosophical texts have influenced the series as well: many similarities exist between Amber and Plato's Republic ( see the Allegory of the cave ) and the classical problems of metaphysics, virtuality, solipsism, logic, possible worlds, probability, doubles and essences are also repeatedly reflected on.

* " Allegory with a Virgin " ( 1479 – 80 ), Oil on oak panel, 38. 3 × 31. 9 cm, Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris

The Artist's Studio | The Artist's Studio ( L ' Atelier du peintre ): A Real Allegory of a Seven Year Phase in my Artistic and Moral Life, 1855, 359 × 598 cm ( 141. 33 × 235. 43 in ), oil on canvas, Paris: Musée d ' Orsay.

Allegory of Music ( c. 1500 ) Tempera on panel, 61 × 51 cm.

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.

The large fresco on the right wall depicts the Allegory of the Active and Triumphant Church and of the Dominican order.

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.

They number around 80 and span his entire career from his early years in Italy with paintings such as Rubens painting the Allegory of Peace to late works from the end of his Spanish years such as Charles II on Horseback, The prudent Abigail and The Capture of a Fortress.

Allegory or The Triumph of Justice ( 1598 ), German title: " Sieg der Wahrheit unter dem Schutze der Gerechtigkeit "- Oil on copper, 56 x 47 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich Hans von Aachen began painting in Germany as a pupil of the Flemish master E. Jerrigh.

He went on to edit the series of " Periods of European Literature ," contributing the volumes on The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory ( 1897 ), and The Earlier Renaissance ( 1901 ).

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.

* An Allegory of Education and Fundamental Orders 1638-1639 in the Connecticut Supreme Court at Hartford ( 1913 ) painted on canvas at Herter's studio at " The Creeks " on Long Island, New York, taken to Hartford and affixed to wall and ceiling with white lead.

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 ).

Examples include Pietro da Cortona's Allegory of Divine Providence in the Palazzo Barberini and Andrea Pozzo's Apotheosis of St Ignatius on the ceiling of the Roman church of Sant ' Ignazio.

Paintings commissioned by Charles I for the house from Orazio Gentileschi, but now elsewhere, include a ceiling Allegory of Peace and the Arts, now installed at Marlborough House, London, a large Finding of Moses, now on loan from a private collection to the National Gallery, London, and a matching Joseph and Potiphar's Wife still in the Royal Collection.

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 ").

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 and metaphor have often played an important role in the history of biology.

Annibale Carracci, Allegory of Truth and Time ( 1584-5 ), an allegorical history painting relying very little upon realism.

" Allegory " introduced the main conceptual themes and ideals that are going to be omnipresent throughout the entire opening ceremony, such as the confluence of the past and present, love and passion as the progenitors of history, and humanity's attempt to understand itself.

The second part, called the " Clepsydra ", or " Hourglass ", celebrates the themes introduced in the " Allegory " section through a portrayal of Greek history from the ancient to the modern times.

Allegory of Music by Filippino Lippi.

Allegory of chastity by Hans Memling

Allegory or The Triumph of Justice by Hans von Aachen

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.

Allegory of Winter by Jerzy Siemiginowski-Eleuter with Aeolus ' Kingdom of the Winds, 1683, Wilanów Palace.

* Symbolic interpretation of the OT by Philo ( Allegory ).

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.

Allegoria dell ' immortalità ( Allegory of immortality ), by Giulio Romano.

Allegory of Heracles with baby Telephus suckled by the doe: fresco from Herculaneum, 1st century CE ( Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples )

Allegory | Allegorical depiction of the Roman goddess Abundantia with a cornucopia, by Rubens ( ca.

Plato's Allegory of the Cave by Jan Saenredam, according to Cornelis van Haarlem, 1604, Albertina, Vienna

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 ).

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.

File: El Greco-Allegory, Boy Lighting Candle in Company of Ape and Fool ( Fábula ). JPG | Allegory, Boy Lighting Candle in Company of Ape and Fool by El Greco

During the 20th century he has received more recognition, notably by C. S. Lewis in The Allegory of Love ( 1936 ).

Allegory of the Peace of Utrecht by Antoine Rivalz.

Text by Yvonne Scott ‘ Allegory and Legend ’.

Fresco by Andrea di Bonaiuto in the Spanish Chapel: Allegory of the Active and Triumphant Church and of the Dominican order ( c. 1365 )

At Somerset House, also built by his friend Chambers, he prepared the decorations for the interior of the north block, including the rooms into which the Royal Academy moved in 1750, which now house the Courtauld Collection The central panel of the Royal Academy's ante-room was painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds but the four compartments in the coves, representing Allegory, Fable, Nature and History, were Cipriani's.

In the large block occupied by the former Medici palace, he painted the ceiling of the Biblioteca Riccardiana ( Allegory of Divine Wisdom ) and the long gallery of the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi.

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.