Charles V is enthroned at centre. Battle weary and wracked by illness, in 1555 he divided up his empire. He gave his brother Ferdinand (left of the throne) the Holy Roman Empire, while his son Phillip ...

This allegory raises the question as to who we are as people: Are we like eagles tossed among chickens, or are we more like chickens that cannot fly? We are indeed more like eagles. However ...

Join our panel of artists and art historians for a conversation on myths, allegories, and the representation of women in painting. Throughout art history, women have appeared in paintings as ...

Make a print of your favourite detail Download this work and make your own creation Order a ready-made poster of this work Allegorie op de vredestijd onder stadhouder Willem II. Van rechts wordt het ...

Despite this allegory of challenged colonial hierarchy thickening its solid-enough action proceedings, Prey’s style still often feels hollow and received, with a bevy of drone work, CG creatures ...

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