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Astrology; [Allegory of Astrology]
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X-radiograph(s) of "Allegory with Two Cupids"
X-radiograph(s) of "Allegory with Two Cupids"
X-Radiograph Description: X-radiograph; Detail : Cherub bottom right
Burroughs Number: 1064
X-Radiograph(s) of:
Artist: Italian School
Title: Allegory with Two Cupids
Dat...
Achelous Defeated by Hercules. The Origin of the Cornucopia. (Allegory of Fruitfulness)
Achelous Defeated by Hercules. The Origin of the Cornucopia. (Allegory of Fruitfulness)
Voluptuous women, capering satyrs and an abundance of flowers, fruit, and muscle. Everything is plentiful here, which is hardly surprising given that the subject of the painting is...
'Heavenly Blisses for the Righteous Soul,' in 'The Desert of
Religion'
'Heavenly Blisses for the Righteous Soul,' in 'The Desert of
Religion'
Allegory, or extensive use of symbolism in a
moralising story, has a long tradition in Christian literature.
'The Desert of Religion', a poem in a northern English dialect,
uses th...
A Boy with a Dog (Allegory of "Taste")
A Boy with a Dog (Allegory of "Taste")
At first glance, this looks like a typical seventeenth-century everyday scene featuring children at play. However, this painting is actually an allegory, a visualisation of an abst...