Tag: allegory

Prose (1879)

Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) Prose 1879 Oil on wood panel National Museum Wales, Cardiff Pair: Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) Poetry 1879 National Museum Wales, Cardiff    

Poetry (1879)

Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) Poetry 1879 Oil on wood panel National Museum Wales, Cardiff Pair: Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) Prose 1879 National Museum Wales, Cardiff    

Young Man holding a Skull (1626-1628)

Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) Young Man holding a Skull (Vanitas) 1626–1628 Oil on canvas, 92.2 × 80.8 cm National Gallery, London A life-size figure stands before us, holding a skull in one hand and gesticulating with the other. Shown close up, the…

Beata Beatrix (1871-1872)

Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882) Beata Beatrix 1871–1872 Oil on canvas, 87.5 × 69.3 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Inscribed top left on frame: JUN: DIE 9 ANNO 1290; top right on frame: QUOMODO SEDET SOLA CIVITAS!; and bottom of frame: MART:…

Allegoria della pittura (1730s)

Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Allegoria della pittura (Allegory of Painting) 1730s Pastel and red chalk on blue laid paper mounted on canvas, 44.3 × 34.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Shown from the chest up, a young woman with pale, smooth skin…

Scène allégorique

Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904) Scène allégorique (Allegorical Scene) s.d. Oil on canvas, 18.1 x 23.2 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford

Death and Life (1910-1911)

Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918) Death and Life (Tod und Leben) 1910–1911 Oil on canvas, 200.5 x 180.5 cm Leopold Museum, Vienna Second version: Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918) Death and Life 1915 Leopold Museum, Vienna    

Death and Life (1915)

Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918) Death and Life (Tod und Leben) 1915 Oil on canvas, 180.5 x 200.5 cm Leopold Museum, Vienna First Version: Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918) Death and Life 1910–1911 Leopold Museum, Vienna