The Allure of the Allegory

This is a renaissance style painting done by Rembrandt. This is of Aristotle looking at a bust of Homer. This baroque style painting fits perfectly in the gallery. The meaning is that one great thinker during that time period is gazing at another great poet from his history combined in one image. The blending of history is one of the deeper meanings.

The Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci is a 15th century painting in renaissance period showing the announcement from the angel to Mary of the virgin birth about to take place. This time period took a lot of religious themes into their artwork. This piece fits well because of the style and meaning behind the artwork.

The Allegory of virtue and nobility is another piece that tells a story. The title just adds to the meaning beside the beautiful display. We know who is fighting and why, This shows a turmoil that exists within these two traits. They do not exist together but instead one is always trying to defeat the other. The deeper meaning has is fit well in this collection.

The Allegory on Human Life is a work depicting a dark scene. It has beautiful fruit and textures but there is a skull hidden in the middle of the piece. There is a deeper meaning that just the fruit and the beauty that stands out. There is a darkness also about this work which you can see from the darker areas of the piece.

Saint Francis of Assisi Receiving the stigmata is another example of the renaissance era from the 15th century. This was another religious scene being depicted. This was important to the history of the Catholic Church which held meaning in the stigmata.

This artifact was created in ancient egyptian times. This has examples of hieroglyphs and shows a figure of a leader of that time period. This fits well with the other works because it shows a contrast of the same type of art as the baroque/renaissance but in a different time period.

The Last Day of Pompeii is a scene showing making historical relevance to the city of Pompeii. This piece works as a part of this gallery in that it highlights a moment in history as shown by someone looking back through time and making a visual representation. The colors and the style used really brings out the emotion.

The Tapestry showing the Triumph of Constantine over Maxentius at the battle of Milvian Bridge is another example of a piece representing history. This was an epic scene. It is easy to tell by the texture and the scale of the event happening. Constantine was a great historical figure and it was common depict a scene from history in such a way.

Neptune and Amphitrite is a piece displaying A greek god and his wife. This depiction is a historical tribute to the Ancient Roman and greek mythology.The scene has them together even though one figure is from Greek Mythology and the other from Roman mythology. The artist blended the story together which gives another outlook on the feel one should have when observing this work.

The Return from War: Mars Disarmed by Venus is a showing another historical reference to the mythology of a culture. The piece shows Venus distracting Mars with her beauty. He has seemed to forgotten all the tools and instruments of war around him. The meaning of the piece is an allegory in itself.