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The Four Allegories is a series of four small panel paintings in the Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, Italy by the Italian Renaissance master Giovanni Bellini, whose date has been variously argued as different points in the range 1490–1504. They all measure 34 (Perseverance) or 32 × 22 cm in size.
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History
Originally, the four panels probably decorated a small bathroom cabinet in walnut wood, provided with a mirror and rack, owned by the painter Vincenzo Catena. In his will, he left the cabinet to Antonio Marsili. At the time, these cabinets were rather widespread, and a decree issued by the Venetian Senate in 1489 had attempted to limit their construction. They were often decorated by symbolic figures with moral symbolism.
Description
The panels constitute a rare item in Bellini's production, though they have been usually compared to his Holy Allegory in the Uffizi, and the Accademia has another such panel by Bellini or possibly Andrea Previtali, an allegory of Fortune (27 × 19 cm) from a different origin.
Perseverance shows a virtuous warrior to whom Bacchus is offering fruit from a wagon pulled by puttoes. It has been described also as an allegory of lust. The Fortune, or Inconstancy, shows a woman on an unstable boat, surrounded by puttoes, holding a sphere. The Prudence depicts a naked woman pointing out a mirror; it has been differently interpreted as Vanity also.
Falsehood shows a man (different from the usual representation as a woman) exiting a shell, symbol of crookedness of lies. Armed with a snake (symbol of calumny), he is assailing what resembles a hermit, who is setting for the wisdom path from a pedestal, where is also the artist's signature. This figure has been also interpreted as the Virtus Sapientia ("virtue of the wisdom"), the shell being a positive symbol of generation.
External links
Media related to Five Allegories by Giovanni Bellini and Andrea Previtali at Wikimedia Commons
Sources
- Olivari, Mariolina (2007). "Giovanni Bellini". Pittori del Rinascimento. Florence: Scala. 888117099X.
- Nepi Sciré, Giovanna & Valcanover, Francesco, Accademia Galleries of Venice, Electa, Milan, 1985, ISBN 88-435-1930-1
На других языках
- [en] Allegories (Bellini)
[es] Cuatro alegorías
Las Cuatro alegorías son una serie de cuatro tablillas pintadas al óleo de 32 x 22 cm cada una de Giovanni Bellini, de hacia 1490 y conservadas en las Galerías de la Academia de Venecia. Representan la Prudencia, la Fortuna, la Perseverancia y la Mentira.[fr] Allégories (Bellini)
Les Quatre Allégories est une série de quatre petites peintures sur panneau conservées aux Gallerie dell'Accademia, à Venise. Elles ont été réalisées par le maître italien de la Renaissance Giovanni Bellini, et diversement datées entre 1490 et 1504. Elles mesurent 34 (Persévérance) ou 32 × 22 cm.[it] Quattro allegorie
Le Quattro allegorie sono una serie di quattro tavolette dipinte a olio (32x22 cm ciascuna) di Giovanni Bellini, databili al 1490 circa e conservate nelle Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia. Raffigurano la Perseveranza, la Menzogna, la Fortuna e la Prudenza.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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