Florence Santa Maria Novella Spanish Chapel Capelloni degli Spagnoli with ceiling and wall with fresco showing the Triumph of St St Thomas and the Allegory of the Sciences by Andrea di Bonaiuto 1365 to 1367 Florence Tuscany Toscana Italy Italia Europe EU

Florence Santa Maria Novella Spanish Chapel Capelloni degli Spagnoli wall showing the Allegory of the Church and of the Dominican Order by Andrea di Bonaiuto 1365 to 1367 Florence Tuscany Toscana Italy Italia Europe EU

Italy - Tuscany region - Siena - The Palazzo Pubblico (Town Hall), Hall of the Nine (also known as Sala della Pace). Ambrogio Lorenzetti (1319-1347), Effects of Good and Bad Government on Town and Country. Allegory of Good Government (1337-1343), Commutative Justice. Fresco detail

The Three Ages of Man. Allegory, Jacob de Backer, (ca.1555-ca1585/Flemish), Oil on panel, State Heritage Museum, St. Petersburg

Italy - Emilia-Romagna Region - Ferrara - Schifanoia Palace. 15th century. Hall of Months: allegory of August, the Triumph of Ceres. The rape of Proserpine. Fresco detail

The Lady Shalott Next to a Window. Loom at Lower Right (From a Book by Alfred Tennyson) Howard Pyle (1853-1911/American) Newberry Library Chicago

Italy - Friuli Venezia Giulia Region - Passariano - Villa Manin - Room frescoed by Dorigny - Detail of Ceiling - Allegory of Glory

Morocco - Meknes-El Menzeh - 3rd century A.D. Ancient city of Volubilis, settled by Romans since 1st century A.D. (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1997). House of Dionysus and the Four Seasons, Dionysus and the Allegory of the Four Seasons, the Spring. Mosaic detail (3rd century A.D.)

Calligraphic Sonnets-Title Page and Following Page C. 1895 John Keats (1795-1821 British) The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA, USA

Triptych: The Garden of Earthly Delights. Central Panel: Allegory of Luxury. Detail: Lower Left Corner c. 1500, Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450-1516/ Netherlandish) Oil on Wood Museo del Prado, Madrid

Cloister Scene (Guinevere) (From Idylls of the King by Alfred Lord Tennyson) Gustave Dore (1832-1883 French) Newberry Library, Chicago

Body of Elaine on it's Way to King Arthur's Palace (From Idylls of the King by Alfred Lord Tennyson) Gustave Dore (1832-1883 French) Newberry Library, Chicago

Part I Illuminated Large "P" with Serpent (from "The Lady of Shalott" by Alfred Tennyson Howard Pyle (1853-1911/American) Newberry Library, Chicago

Torre and Lavaine Bid Farewell to the Body of Elaine (From Idylls of the King by Alfred Lord Tennyson) Gustave Dore (1832-1883 French) Newberry Library, Chicago

Merlin Paints the Young Knight's Shield (From Idlls of the King by Alfred Lord Tennyson) Gustave Dore (1832-1883 French) Newberry Library, Chicago

The Baroque Schloss Eggenberg, Italian Pietro de Pomis designed this allegory of universal order, with 24 state rooms, Graz, Styria, Austria, Europe

Italy - Tuscany region - Siena - The Palazzo Pubblico (Town Hall), Hall of the Nine (also known as Sala della Pace). Ambrogio Lorenzetti (1319-1347), Effects of Good and Bad Government on Town and Country. Allegory of Good Government (1337-1343). Fresco detail

The Moonlight Ride (from Idylls of the King by Alfred Lord Tennyson) bGustave Dore (1832-1883 French) Newberry Library, Chicago

Lion King with Deer and Fox in Court (from "Buch der Weisheit der Alten Weisen") 1483 Artist Unknown Newberry Library, Chicago

The Frozen Watermill (Illustration for Cowper's "The Task") George Samuel (active ca.1785-1823 British) The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and ..... Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA -

Italy - Emilia-Romagna Region - Ferrara - Schifanoia Palace. 15th century. Hall of Months: allegory of August, the Deans, fresco detail

The Artist's Studio (A Real Allegory Determining A Phase Of Seven Years Of The Artist's Life) 1854-1855 Courbet, Gustave(1819-1877 French) Oil On Canvas Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France

Triumph of Saint Thomas Aquinas Over the Heretics Filippino Lippi (1457 8-1504 Italian) Fresco Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, Rome, Italy

The Lady of Shalott Seated at a Loom and Weaving (From a Book by Alfred Tennyson) Howard Pyle (1853-1911/American) Newberry Library Chicago

Italy - Emilia-Romagna Region - Ferrara - Schifanoia Palace. 15th century. Hall of Months: allegory of June, the Merchants, fresco

The Joyous Sprites (from Idylls of the King by Alfred Lord Tennyson) Gustave Dore (1832-1883 French) Newberry Library, Chicago

The Lady of Shalott in the Space of Flowers (From a Book by Alfred Tennyson) Howard Pyle (1853-1911/American) Newberry Library Chicago

Cave Scene, The (Vivien) (From Idlls of the King by Alfred Lord Tennyson) Gustave Dore (1832-1883 French) Newberry Library, Chicago, IL

Triptych: The Garden of Earthly Delights Central Panel: Allegory of Luxury Detail: Upper Center c.1500 Hieronymus Bosch (c.1450-1516/Netherlandish) Oil on Wood Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain

An Allegory with Venus and Cupid ca. 1540 Agnolo Bronzino (1503-1572 Italian) Oil on wood panel National Gallery, London, England

The Dead Lady Floateth Down Ye Stream Toward Camelot (From "The Lady of Shalott" by Tennyson) Howard Pyle (1853-1911/American) Newberry Library Chicago

Queen in a Chair with a Dog from "The Hind in the Wood" ca. 1890 Walter Crane (1845-1915 British) Illustration Newberry Library, Chicago

An Allegory of the Vanities of Human Life, c1640, Harmen Steenwyck, (1612-ca.1656/Dutch), Oil on oak, National Gallery, London

Elaine on Her Road to the Cave of Lancelot (From Idylls of the King by Alfred Lord Tennyson) Gustave Dore (1832-1883 French) Newberry Library, Chicago

France, Meurthe et Moselle, Nancy, allegory on top of the Here Arch Place Stanislas (former Place Royale) built by Stanislas Leszczynski, king of Poland and last duke of Lorraine in the 18th century, classified as World Heritage by UNESCO

Enid Tends Geraint (from Idylls of the King by Alfred Lord Tennyson) Gustave Dore (1832-1883 French) Newberry Library, Chicago

The Maiden Brings Thye Coat of Hair to the Giant (from " The Pink Fairy Book" by Andrew Lang) H.J. Ford Newberry Library, Chicago