Allegories by Anton Möller

Anton Moller-Allegory of wealth

Anton Möller    allegory of pride  National_Museum_in_Poznan_

Anton Moller-Allegory of Pychy

Anton_Moller_Model of the World and Gdańsk society

 Gdansk, The Last Judgment in the Artus Court, painted by Anton Möller 1603

allegories

François Boucher, Allegory of Music

Jan Brueghel the Elder, Allegory of Sight and Smel

Veronese_Allegory_of_Wisdom_and_Strength

Francesco_De_Mura   Allegory of arts

Allegory_of_War_1640s_Jan_Brueghel_the_Younger

Allegories by Laurent de La Hire

The French artist Laurent de La Hire (1606-1658) represented several allegories.

O francês Laurent de La Hire (1606-1658) representou diversas alegorias.

Laurent de La Hire (1606-1658)-‘allegorical figure of Grammar’-oil on canvas-1650     London-National Gallery

Laurent de La Hire (1606-1658)-‘allegory of Geometry’-oil on canvas-1649     Private collection

Laurent de La Hire (1606-1658)-‘allegorical figure of music’-oil on canvas-1649     New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art

Laurent de La Hire (1606-1658)-‘Peace and Justice embracing’-oil on canvas-1650     Toledo (Ohio)-Museum of Art

Laurent de La Hire (1606-1658)-‘allegory of the Regency’-oil on canvas-1648     Versailles-Musée du Chateaux et des Trianons

Allegories by Jan Brueghel I

In these paintings by Jan Brueghel the Elder (1565-1625), the figures were created by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640).

Nestas pinturas de Jan Brueghel the Elder (1565-1625) as figuras pertencem a Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640).

Jan Brueghel the Elder (1565-1625)-‘Allegory of the hearing’-oil on wood-ca 1618     Madrid-Museo del Prado

Jan Brueghel the Elder (1565-1625)-‘Allegory of the smell’-oil on wood-ca 1618     Madrid-Museo del Prado

Jan Brueghel the Elder (1565-1625)-‘Allegory of the touch’-oil on wood-ca 1618     Madrid-Museo del Prado

Jan Brueghel the Elder (1565-1625)-‘Allegory of the sight’-oil on wood-ca 1618     Madrid-Museo del Prado

Jan Brueghel the Elder (1565-1625)-‘Allegory of the taste’-oil on wood-ca 1618     Madrid-Museo del Prado

Everyday life allegories

Endless painters from all times have made use of allegorical representations of universal everyday motifs.

Da representação alegórica de temas diários de todos nós se serviram inúmeros pintores de várias épocas.

Dosso Dossi (Giovanni di Niccolò de Lutero) (ca 1486-1548)-‘allegory of Fortune’-oil on canvas-ca 1530    Los Angeles-J. Paul Getty Museum

Gérard Laraisse (1641-1711)-‘allegory of the Freedom of Trade’-fresco-1692    The Hague-Peace Palace

Cornelis Corneliszoon van Haarlem (1562-1638)-‘allegory of Arts and Sciences with portrait of Jan Govertsen van der Aer’-1607

Laurent de la Hyre (1606-1656)-‘allegory of Arithmetic’-oil on canvas-1650    Baltimore (Maryland)-Walters Art Museum

Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574)-‘allegory of Geography’-oil on canvas    Venezia-Galleria dell’Accademia

Catholic allegories

The term ‘allegory’ might have its origin in the Greek words ‘allos’, meaning ‘other’, and ‘agoreuein’, which means ‘speak publicly’. It associates the literal with the figurative sense. The Christian allegory is called exegesis (to explain).

Alegoria terá origem nos vocábulos gregos allos, ou seja outro, e agoreuein que significa falar publicamente. Relaciona o sentido literal com o figurado. A cristã denomina-se exegese (explicar).

Hans Holbein the younger (ca 1497-1543)-‘an allegory of the Old and New Testament’-oil on panel-1530    Edinburgh-Scottish National Gallery

Andrea Pozzo (1642-1709)-‘allegory of the Jesuit’s missionary work’-fresco-(1641-1644)    Roma-Chiesa di Sant’Ignazio

Godfried Schalcken (1643-1706)-‘allegory of Virtue and Riches’-ca 1667    London-National Gallery

Frans Francken the younger (1581-1642)-‘allegory of chance’-oil on canvas-1627    St Petersburg-Hermitage

Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675)-‘allegory of the Catholic Faith’-oil on canvas-ca 1672    New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art

Allegories

An allegory is considered an image which is provided to better understand an exposed issue. The Spanish playwright Pedro Calderon de la Barca (1600-1681) defines allegory in “The True God Pan” as «a mirror that moves what is with what is not» (la alegoria no es más / que un espejo que traslada / lo que es con lo que no es).

Considera-se como imagem fornecida para melhor entender o assunto exposto. O dramaturgo Espanhol Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600-1681) define alegoria em “The True God Pan” como «the allegory is but a mirror that moves what is with what is not» (la alegoria no es más / que un espejo que traslada / lo que es con lo que no es).

Jerzy Eleuter Szymonowicz Siemiginowski (1660-1711)-'allegory of Spring'-oil on canvas-ca 1880   Warsaw-Willánow Palace Museum

Francisco de Goya (1746-1826)-'allegory of the Constitution of 1812 (truth, time and history)'-oil on canvas   Stockholm-National museum

Diego de Rivera (1886-1957)-'allegory of California'-freco-1930   San Francisco-Pacific Stick Exchange Tower

Anonymous (19th century)-'allegory from the proclamation of the First Spanish Republic (1873)'  from 'La Flaca'

Ignacio de Ries (ca 1612-1661). 'allegory of the Tree of Life'-1653   Segovia-Catedral