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Allegorical Portrait of a Young Man in the Guise of Mercury Slaying Argus — History & Facts

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Jessie Lie Farber, The Richard Norton Fund, and The Henry George Berg Bequest Fund, Gift in Gratitude to John Coolidge

More Artworks by Alessandro Allori

Portrait of Francesco de' Medici, oil on panel by Alessandro Allori

Francesco de' Medici

Alessandro Allori

Portrait of a woman by Alessandro Allori, oil on panel, featuring intricate lace and soft light.

Portrait of a Woman

Alessandro Allori

A muscular figure lifts a pale, flower-crowned woman against a sunlit landscape.

The Abduction of Proserpine

Alessandro Allori

Christ's body laid on rich fabrics, attended by two angels in a solemn scene.

The Body of Christ Anointed by Two Angels

Alessandro Allori

A self-portrait of Alessandro Allori, featuring the artist in a blue garment with a brush above a palette.

Self-portrait

Alessandro Allori

A man in a richly embroidered doublet gazes slightly away, holding a handkerchief, with light illuminating his face.

Portrait of Cosimo I de' Medici

Alessandro Allori

Venus playfully struggles with Cupid, holding his bow while surrounded by roses and a shadowed woodland.

Venus disarming Cupid

Alessandro Allori

The young Christ stands on his mother's lap, gripping a serpent, while the serene Madonna gazes at the viewer.

Madonna with Little Saint John

Alessandro Allori

A Florentine lady gazes directly at the viewer, adorned with a pearl headpiece and a gold-edged ruff.

Portrait of a Florentine Lady

Alessandro Allori

A noblewoman with her son, both dressed in elaborate garments, exuding an air of dignity and composure.

Portrait of a Noblewoman with her Son

Alessandro Allori

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More Allegory Art

A winged figure crowned with a wreath sits resting her head on her hand, holding a compass, surrounded by geometric shapes, tools, and a sleeping dog.

Melancholia

Albrecht Dürer

Francisco de Goya's 'El sueño de la razon produce monstruos' illustrates the tension between reason and chaos.

El sueño de la razon produce moustruos (Serie Caprichos)

Francisco de Goya

A depiction of Adam and Eve in a lush, harmonious Eden before the Fall.

Spring

Nicolas Poussin

Triumph of Venice by Paolo Veronese, depicting the personification of Venice surrounded by virtues.

Triumph of Venice

Paolo Veronese

A man in gleaming armor sits on a white two-wheeled chariot drawn by unicorns, crowned by a winged angel, with three women and a small winged figure nearby.

Portrait of Federico da Montefeltro

Piero Della Francesca

The Wise Rule of James I by Peter Paul Rubens depicts King James I surrounded by allegorical figures.

The Wise Rule of James I

Peter Paul Rubens

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