Genre
Allegory & Personification
Allegory paints ideas as people. Justice with her scales, Fortune on her wheel, the Four Seasons as figures: the personification let painters argue a virtue or a fate in a language of attributes that an educated viewer could read, turning a moral abstraction into a body on the canvas.
Key artists
Works
Allegory of the Catholic Faith
An Allegory
Allegory of Music
Allegory of Winter
Study For Liberty Displaying the Arts and Sciences, or The Genius of America Encouraging the Emancipation of the Blacks
The Theological Virtues: Faith, Charity, Hope
The Muse of Painting
Falling Leaves, Allegory of Autumn
Allegory of Sacred and Profane Love
Charity
Charity
Allegory of Government: Wisdom Defeating Discord
Liberty
Allegory of Avarice
Allegory of the Arts
America
Fortune: A Study for "The Discoverer"
A Female Allegorical Figure
Metaphysics
Asia
A Female Allegorical Figure
Allegorical Portrait of Anna of Austria as Minerva
A Virtue, Possibly Patriotism
Allegory of Vanity (Vanitas)
Christian Allegory with two Children both Pouring from a Carafe into a Bowl
The Art of Painting
Allegory of Transitoriness
Temperance
Allegory of Venus and Cupid
The Triumph of Truth
Allegory of Fortuna and Virtue
Sacred and Profane Love
Allegory of Fertility
America
Minerva Sending Away Mars from Peace and Prosperity
Inspirația
Zi și noapte
Alegorie
Dărnicia oferind daruri Modestiei
Marile victorii
Frequently asked questions
What is Allegory & Personification?
Allegory & Personification is a motif in painting. Allegory paints ideas as people.
How many Allegory & Personification works does Artifact World Gallery have?
Artifact World Gallery holds 40 public-domain Allegory & Personification works, all free to view and download.
Who are the key Allegory & Personification artists?
Key Allegory & Personification artists in the collection include Titian, Johannes Vermeer and Jacopo Tintoretto.