Paul Delaroche [French. 1797 - 1856]Central portion of “L'Hémicycle des Beaux-arts&

Paul Delaroche [French. 1797 - 1856]
Central portion of “L'Hémicycle des Beaux-arts” c.1841-42
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The center figure with the laurel wreaths is an allegory of the arts, the woman in green is an allegory of medieval art, the woman in red sitting next to her is an allegory of ancient Greek art, directly across from her is a male figure that is an allegory of ancient Roman art, and next to him is a woman in red who is an allegory of the Renaissance. The other figures from left to right are: Germain Pilon, Pierre Puget, Giambologna, Ictinos, Apelle, Phidias, Philibert Delorme, Baldassarre Peruzzi and Erwin von Steinbach.