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  2. Allegory - Wikipedia

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    Examples of allegory in popular culture that may or may not have been intended include the works of Bertolt Brecht, and even some works of science fiction and fantasy, such as The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. The story of the apple falling onto Isaac Newton's head is another famous allegory. It simplified the idea of gravity by ...

  3. Allegory of the cave - Wikipedia

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    Plato's allegory of the cave by Jan Saenredam, according to Cornelis van Haarlem, 1604, Albertina, Vienna. Plato's allegory of the cave is an allegory presented by the Greek philosopher Plato in his work Republic (514a–520a, Book VII) to compare "the effect of education (παιδεία) and the lack of it on our nature".

  4. Allegorical sculpture - Wikipedia

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    Allegorical sculpture are sculptures of personifications of abstract ideas, as in allegory. [1] Common in the western world , for example, are statues of Lady Justice representing justice , traditionally holding scales and a sword , and the statues of Prudence , representing Truth by holding a mirror and squeezing a serpent.

  5. Category:Allegory - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to allegory, a narrative in which a character, place, or event is used to deliver a broader message about real-world issues and occurrences. Authors have used allegory throughout history in all forms of art to illustrate or convey complex ideas and concepts in ways that are comprehensible or striking to its viewers, readers, or listeners.

  6. The Allegory of Faith - Wikipedia

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    The painting depicts a woman in a fine white and blue satin dress with gold trimmings. She sits on a platform a step higher than the black and white marble floor, her right foot on a terrestrial globe and her right hand on her heart as she looks up, adoringly, at a glass sphere hung from the ceiling by a blue ribbon.

  7. 30 Stunning Colorized Images That Bring History To Life

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    Image credits: Downey, Jack,, photographer. Many of us love using black-and-white filters on our photos today, but back in the day, that was the only option! Imagine a world where every photo was ...

  8. Personification - Wikipedia

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    Single images of personifications tend to be titled as an "allegory", arguably incorrectly. [11] By the late 20th century personification seemed largely out of fashion, but the semi-personificatory superhero figures of many comic book series came in the 21st century to dominate popular cinema in a number of superhero film franchises.

  9. Hispania (personification) - Wikipedia

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    On the façade facing south, the allegory of Spain is placed in the center supporting a shield placed on two hemispheres. The allegory appears martial, with armor, a corinthian helmet and armed with a spear, it appears receiving a genius from the provinces, personified by a matron placed to the right of Hispania.