Allegorical Collection (page 6)

Athena Nike in front of the Acropolis of Athens - Illustrated sticker for the International Olympic Games in Athens
LEG4339423 Athena Nike in front of the Acropolis of Athens - Illustrated sticker for the International Olympic Games in Athens (Greece)

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) (the poet) and Madame Bartet (the muse)
PCT4257646 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) (the poet) and Madame Bartet (the muse), in a scene of the play "The Night of May" by Alfred de Musset

C: The Emperor - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4222059 C: The Emperor - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H. Loedel after Hans Holbein (1497? -1543)); Photo © Duvallon.

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)

The equestrian statue 'La Renommee'
TED4606107 The equestrian statue 'La Renommee' by Coysevox, Antoine (1640-1720); (add.info.: By Antoine Coysevox (1640-1720) on the pilaster of the Tuileries Gardens grid, Paris

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.

World War I - the Italian Campaign 1915-1918: 1917 Italian poster appealing for contributions to war loan to repel
528524 World War I - the Italian Campaign 1915-1918: 1917 Italian poster appealing for contributions to war loan to repel the Austro-Hungarian and German alliance

The Ghost of Napoleon on St Helena. Allegorical print of Napoleon's tomb on St Helena
542695 The Ghost of Napoleon on St Helena. Allegorical print of Napoleon's tomb on St Helena, with the figure of Napoleon watching as a laurel wreath is laid on the stone

Scene from Petrarch's I Trionfi (colour litho)
8626251 Scene from Petrarch's I Trionfi (colour litho) by Italian School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Triumph of Fame)

Page from Sebastian Brant's satirical allegory Ship of Fools, 1494 (woodcut)
8626184 Page from Sebastian Brant's satirical allegory Ship of Fools, 1494 (woodcut) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

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 the marriage of Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784-1833) and Mary Christine of Bourbon Sicily (1806-1878)
AIS5354728 Allegory of the marriage of Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784-1833) and Mary Christine of Bourbon Sicily (1806-1878), 1829 (colour litho); Museo de Historia

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)

An allegorical picture of Astronomy shown holding an armillary sphere, 19th century
5310752 An allegorical picture of Astronomy shown holding an armillary sphere, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1881); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Allegorical representation of Russia in the form of a gentleman and a brown bear
FGL5482224 Allegorical representation of Russia in the form of a gentleman and a brown bear. English lithograph by William Harvey dit Aleph (1796-1866) in " Geographical Fun Atlas "

Medal bearing the effigy of Alexander de' Medici (Alessandro de' Medici) Duke of Florence (1510-1537)
BEN5480383 Medal bearing the effigy of Alexander de' Medici (Alessandro de' Medici) Duke of Florence (1510-1537). Made by Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571) 1531-1536 Diam

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.

Fear nothing Your Majesty, with Metternich you don't get the wrong way' The blindfolded Emperor Ferdinand I of
BEN5479490 Fear nothing Your Majesty, with Metternich you don't get the wrong way' The blindfolded Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria (1793-1875) is guided by the Prince of Metternich (1773-1859)

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)

Allegorical figure of Laziness, 1759 (engraving)
6203224 Allegorical figure of Laziness, 1759 (engraving); (add.info.: PAZIZIA allegorical figure of Laziness as a woman sitting at the head chinos with arms and legs crossed)

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)

Greatheart defending Christiana in the valley. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print
2603525 Greatheart defending Christiana in the valley. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print.; (add.info)

The Final Judgement. 19th century French allegorical woodcut
5306231 The Final Judgement. 19th century French allegorical woodcut; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Jules Grevy (1807-1891) President of France attends the 14th July 1880, Bastille Day Celebrations in Paris (engraving)
5304918 Jules Grevy (1807-1891) President of France attends the 14th July 1880, Bastille Day Celebrations in Paris (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

French Art deco illustration depicting allegorical figures of trade and industry 1895
5305141 French Art deco illustration depicting allegorical figures of trade and industry 1895; (add.info.: French Art deco illustration depicting allegorical figures of trade and industry 1895)

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)

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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.