#allegorical art

saturnsdaughter:

Pierre-Cécile Puvis de Chavannes, Le rêve, 1883

Weiblicher Akt mit Tod als Vanitasallegorie (Female Nude with Death as Vanitas Allegory). Hermann BEHRENS s.d.g., (1901) huile sur toile. 180 x 107 cm. Coll. privée.

The Object becomes allegorical under the Gaze of Melancholy

lionofchaeronea:

Still Life with Dainties, Rosemary, Wine, Jewels, and a Burning Candle(akaAllegory of Marriage), Clara Peeters, 1607

Joanna Chrobak — Leda  (oil on canvas, 2018)

Hans Erni (1909-2015) — Bios  (tempera on Pavatex board, 1941)

Enrico Benaglia — The Return of Icarus  (oil on canvas, 1986)

Hans Erni (1909-2015)—Rest Beside an Elephant Skull  [oil on board, 1973]

Vladimir Ovchinnikov (1941-2015) — Bound Angel  [oil, canvas, 1988]

Samuel Bak — Shifra’s Memento  (oil on canvas, 2001)

Josef Vyleťal (1940-1989) — Apocalyptic Rider [oil on plywood, 1986]

Kat Lyons — Earthward Love  (oil on canvas, 2021)

Pedro Américo (Brazilian, 1843 - 1905)
The Night accompanied by the geniuses of study and love, 1883