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[Allegorical scene of interior with columns, Minerva, Fame, and other ...

Purchase, 1983, (DLC/PP-1983:147.4). Public domain scan of decorative drawing, decor elements, art design, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Design for Columbia in lieu of the original figure in the transparency...

Purchase, 1983, (DLC/PP-1983:147.1). Exhibited in "New for You," 1985, Library of Congress.

Allegorical scene showing prosperity J.J. Barralet 1807

Drawing shows an allegorical scene with an eagle spilling the contents of a cornucopia into the lap of a woman, possibly the goddess Euthenia, seated, holding up her apron to catch them, she is handing some to ... More

[Study for bank-note vignette: textile industry]

Purchase; John Carbonell; 1980, (DLC/PP-1981:026.1). Public domain scan of 19th century American drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

John William Casilear - [Study for bank-note vignette: Minerva with cl...

Purchase; John Carbonell; 1980, (DLC/PP-1981:026.3). Public domain scan of 19th century American drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Study for bank-note vignette: three youths]

Purchase; John Carbonell; 1980, (DLC/PP-1981:026.5). Public domain scan of 19th century American drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Study for bank-note vignette: Agriculture, Commerce/Navigation, and I...

Purchase, 1980, (DLC/PP-1981:026.6). Public domain scan of 19th century American drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Study for bank-note vignette: Ceres or agriculture]

Purchase; John Carbonell; 1980, (DLC/PP-1981:026.4). Public domain scan of 19th century American drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Study for bank-note vignette: Finance or Security]

Purchase; John Carbonell; 1980, (DLC/PP-1981:026.2). Public domain scan of 19th century American drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Allegorical male figure]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1941:0074). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[Design for certificate for Massachusettsachusetts Charitable Mechanic...

Allegorical drawing shows such Greek muses as Minerva, goddess of war and knownledge (center), and to her left muses of the arts and to her right, such artisans as shipbuilders, blacksmiths, silversmiths, archi... More

[Allegorical scene of female figures in clouds atop columns]

Unfinished drawing shows three female figures and three cherubs in clouds atop columns, perhaps a design for a certificate. In the center a woman wearing a head scarf holds and touches three cherubs. To her rig... More

[Prometheus unbound; or, science in Olympus]

The following description traces the figures clockwise from upper left. Vulcan, the god of fire and the forging of metals, and several cyclops watch in amazement as a modern man demonstrates a power press. Ne... More

Peace and good will -- General R.E. Lee

Drawn on verso of letterhead, Henry Romeicke's press cuttings, New York; letter to Nast dated Dec. 26, 1889. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1936:0065). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Libr... More

[Boy with long hair facing slightly left]

Drawing shows head and shoulders of a nude boy with long hair, facing slightly left. Below are two study drawings for the right hand. This is a study for Dea Fortuna resta con noi (Goddess of Fortune stay with ... More

Study for figure of Agriculture in the mural Peace and prosperity

Study drawing shows Agriculture, a nude male, facing left and holding a stick upright. The mural Peace and prosperity was installed in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in 1896. Gift; American A... More

Elihu Vedder - [Ignorance - figure in "Anarchy"]

Study drawing shows the figure of Ignorance from the mural Anarchy, holding her staff. The mural was installed in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in 1896. Gift; American Academy of Arts and L... More

[Study of figure holding cloth and book]

Study drawing shows the right arm a female figure grasping the folds of cloth and the left arm holding a book. It is probably a study drawing for a mural. Gift; American Academy of Arts and Letters; 1955.

[Study for figure of Arts in the mural Peace and prosperity, no. 1]

Study drawing shows the feet, arm, legs and hips of Arts, a nude male, facing left and holding pottery. Arts faces right in the final rendering of the mural. Peace and prosperity was installed in the Jefferson ... More

Elihu Vedder - [Study for figure in Corrupt legislation]

Study drawing shows the allegorical central figure in the Library of Congress mural Corrupt legislation holding her scale. She wears some drapery. The mural was installed in the Jefferson Building in 1896. Gift... More

Elihu Vedder - [Minerva], Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson buildi...

Sketch for mosaic design in the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building great hall shows the goddess Minerva driving a horse-drawn chariot. Notation on recto: "9 - 1 in." Notation on label removed from v... More

Elihu Vedder - [Corrupt legislation]

Design drawing for lunette mural in the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building main reading room shows corrupt legislation symbolized by a scantily clothed woman holding half of a scale onto which a weal... More

[Study of the olive branch held by Peace in the mural Peace and prospe...

Study drawing shows the olive branch held in the right hand of Peace, whose nude body is partially visible. The mural Peace and prosperity was installed in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in 1... More

Study of the figure of Peace in Peace and prosperity

Study drawing shows the nude torso, arms and wreaths for the allegorical figure of Peace in the Library of Congress mural Peace and prosperity. The mural was installed in the Jefferson Building in 1896. Gift; A... More

[Study for figure in Corrupt legislation without scale]

Study drawing shows the allegorical central figure in the Library of Congress mural Corrupt legislation with a staff across her lap. She wears some drapery. The mural was installed in the Jefferson Building in ... More

[Study of wreath which became an olive branch held by Peace in the mur...

Study drawing shows a wreath, later an olive branch, held in the right hand of Peace, whose nude shoulder and torso outline is partially visible. The mural Peace and prosperity was installed in the Jefferson Bu... More

Study not used for Anarchy in Congressional Library Washington

Study drawing shows the figure of Anarchy, facing right holding her torch, sitting atop rubble and a smoking bomb. The mural Anarchy was installed in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in 1896.

[Study for the central figure of Anarchy holding a chalice]

Study drawing shows the central figure of Anarchy, partially draped, holding a chalice with her left hand. Her left foot rests on a scroll. She lacks facial features and her right hand. The mural Anarchy was in... More

Elihu Vedder - [Study for Corrupt legislation]

Drawing shows the feet and figure of a girl in classical garb, facing right. This is a study for the figure on the left in the mural Corrupt legislation, installed in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Co... More

[Study for the central figure of Anarchy]

Study drawing shows the central figure of Anarchy, partially draped, holding a burning torch made from a scroll with her right hand and a chalice, representing maddening by wine. She tramples scholarship, relig... More

[Study for Corrupt legislation - figure at left]

Drawing shows a girl in classical garb, facing right and holding a distaff and spindle, an allegory of idleness. This is a study for the mural Corrupt legislation, installed in the Jefferson Building of the Lib... More

[Study of figure of Arts in the mural Peace and prosperity, no. 3]

Study drawing shows a boy, nude, crouching facing left as he holds a vase. This is a study for the figure of Arts in the Library of Congress mural Peace and prosperity, who faces right in the final rendering. T... More

[Study for figure of Arts in the mural Peace and prosperity, no. 4]

Study drawing shows a boy, nude, crouching facing right. This is a study for the figure of Arts in the Library of Congress mural Peace and prosperity, installed in 1896. Gift; American Academy of Arts and Letters; 1955.

[Study of the arms and hands of Peace in Peace and prosperity]

Study drawing shows the left arm holding a wreath, an elbow or knee, and cupped arms and hands for the allegorical Library of Congress mural Peace and prosperity. The mural was installed in the Jefferson Buildi... More

[Study for figures of Sculpture and Painting]

Study drawing shows the nude allegorical figures of Sculpture and Painting, for the painting, The arts, in the north end lunette of the Southwest Gallery in the Library of Congress' Jefferson Building.

Nude study for figure of Physics

Study drawing shows the allegorical figure of "Physics," from the side, for the painting, The sciences, in the south end lunette of the Southwest Gallery in the Library of Congress' Jefferson Building. A grid c... More

Nude study for figure of Poetry

Study drawing shows the nude allegorical figure of Poetry for the painting, The arts, in the north end lunette of the Southwest Gallery in the Library of Congress' Jefferson Building. A grid covers the drawing.

Astronomy - Public domain drawing

Study drawing shows the half of the allegorical figure of "Astronomy" with preliminary shading of the drapery above her head for the painting, The sciences, in the south end lunette of the Southwest Gallery in ... More

Detail - Library of Congress - Public domain drawing

Study drawing shows a detail of drapery for the painting, The arts, in the north end lunette of the Southwest Gallery in the Library of Congress' Jefferson Building. In the painting the drapery is right center.

Drapery study for figure of Sculpture

Study drawing shows the dress and drapery for the allegorical figure of "Sculpture" for the painting, The arts, in the north end lunette of the Southwest Gallery in the Library of Congress' Jefferson Building. ... More

Astronomy - Public domain portrait drawing

Study drawing shows the nude allegorical figure of "Astronomy," holding her calipers, for the painting, The sciences, in the south end lunette of the Southwest Gallery in the Library of Congress' Jefferson Buil... More

Elihu Vedder - Design for Minerva Congressional Library

Study drawing shows full-length design for mosaic of Minerva facing right, with a staff in her right hand and a scroll in her left. The mosaic of Minerva was installed in the Jefferson Building of the Library o... More

Architecture - Public domain drawing

Study drawing shows the nude allegorical figure of "Architecture" for the painting, The arts, in the north end lunette of the Southwest Gallery in the Library of Congress' Jefferson Building. She faces right. I... More

Sculpture - Public domain portrait painting

Study drawing shows the nude allegorical figure of "Sculpture," holding her statuette, for the painting, The arts, in the north end lunette of the Southwest Gallery in the Library of Congress' Jefferson Building.

Nude study for figure of Painting

Study drawing shows the nude allegorical figure of Painting holding her palette, for the painting, The arts, in the north end lunette of the Southwest Gallery in the Library of Congress' Jefferson Building. A g... More

Drapery study for figure of Astronomy

Study drawing shows the dress and drapery for the figure of "Astronomy," but not the drapery above her head, for the painting, The sciences, in the south end lunette of the Southwest Gallery in the Library of C... More

Nude study for figure of Sculpture

Drapery study for figure of Painting

Study drawing shows the drapery for the allegorical figure of Painting from below the torso, for the painting, The arts, in the north end lunette of the Southwest Gallery in the Library of Congress' Jefferson B... More

Drapery study for figure of Music Library of Congress

Study drawing shows the dress and drapery of the allegorical figure of Music, for the painting, The arts, in the north end lunette of the Southwest Gallery in the Library of Congress' Jefferson Building. A grid... More

Elihu Vedder - Study Minerva Washington Congressional Library

Drawing shows bust and shoulders of Minerva facing right, and above her left an arm holding a scroll. This is a study for the mosaic of Minerva installed in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in ... More

Drapery study for figure of Physics

Study drawing shows dress and drapery for the allegorical figure of "Physics," from the side, for the painting, The sciences, in the south end lunette of the Southwest Gallery in the Library of Congress' Jeffer... More

Drapery study for figure of Mathematics Library of Congress

Study drawing shows the dress and drapery for the figure allegorical of "Mathematics" for the painting, The sciences, in the south end lunette of the Southwest Gallery in the Library of Congress' Jefferson Buil... More

Nude study for figure of Music - Public domain portrait drawing

Study drawing shows the nude allegorical figure of Music holding a violin against her chin, for the painting, The arts, in the north end lunette of the Southwest Gallery in the Library of Congress' Jefferson Bu... More

Zoology - Public domain scenic drawing

Study drawing shows the nude allegorical figure of "Zoology," seen from behind, for the painting, The sciences, in the south end lunette of the Southwest Gallery in the Library of Congress' Jefferson Building.

Genius with telescope Library of Congress

Study drawing shows a putti holding a telescope to one eye, for the painting, The sciences, in the south end lunette of the Southwest Gallery in the Library of Congress' Jefferson Building. A grid covers the drawing.

Study for statuette held by figure of Sculpture

Study drawing shows the nude statuette held by the allegorical figure of "Sculpture" in the painting, The arts, in the north end lunette of the Southwest Gallery in the Library of Congress' Jefferson Building. ... More

Study for part of drapery for figure of Physics

Study drawing shows the drapery for the allegorical figure of "Physics" below the torso for the painting, The sciences, in the south end lunette of the Southwest Gallery in the Library of Congress' Jefferson Bu... More

[Study drawing for mural of woman, no. 3]

Drawing shows a woman in classical garb, standing with arms upraised. A sun or orb appears to be above her head. This may be a study drawing for a mural in the Library of Congress.

[Study drawing for mural of woman, no. 2]

Drawing shows a woman in classical garb, standing with arms upraised, clasping a scarf or shawl. An orb appears to be above her head. This may be a study drawing for a mural in the Library of Congress.

[Study drawing for mural of woman, no. 1]

Drawing shows a woman in classical garb, standing with arms upraised. A sun appears to be above her head. This may be a study drawing for a mural in the Library of Congress.

[Study drawing for mural of woman reading]

Drawing shows a woman in classical garb, seated reading a large book that lies across her lap. A winged figure holding a book is above her head. This may be a study drawing for a mural in the Library of Congress.

[Man exhorting crowd toward light]

Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1934:0056). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Answers" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Cosmopolitan, 63:15 (Oct. 1917).

[Woman with outstretched gesture and other spirits over townscape]

Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1934:0056). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published as one half of headpiece in: "The Mighty" by Maurice Maeterlinck, Cosmopolitan, 6... More

[Man with globe, compass, and books gazing over landscape]

Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1934:0056). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Our Invisible Helpers" by Maurice Maeterlinck, Cosmopolitan, 63:41 (Nov. 1917).

[France as woman with outstretched hands with banners of liberty, equa...

Public domain scan of 18th century French drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Design drawing for allegory, also sketch of waterfront cityscape

Drawing shows a three panel allegorical scene with American Indians at left looking across lake with a canoe, toward buffaloes grazing on the Great Plains above which rise the Rocky Mountains, a Native woman si... More

Study drawing for a mural showing dancing figures

Study drawing for a mural, perhaps one in the Jefferson building of the Library of Congress, showing a vignette of figures dancing. Three putti frame the image. Signed lower right: W. Shirlaw.

Study for panel of mural titled Anarchy, located at the Jefferson Buil...

Semi-circular panel showing two women and one man, partially nude or draped in classical garb and holding tools of destruction amid ruins. Purchase; Kennedy Galleries; 1979; (DLC/PP-1979:237).

Elihu Vedder - Study of drapery, no. 1

Study drawing shows drapery, similar to that behind the figure of Peace in the Library of Congress mural Peace and prosperity. The mural was installed in 1896. Gift; American Academy of Arts and Letters; 1955. ... More

[Now then, all together!] - Public domain portrait drawing

Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm the Second hangs by a noose which is attached to a plank of wood marked "Greedy Ambition." Figures representing other countries which fought Germany during World War I, such as Uncle ... More

Design drawing for allegory, also sketch of waterfront cityscape

Study drawing for a mural showing dancing figures

Study drawing for a mural, perhaps one in the Jefferson building of the Library of Congress, showing a vignette of figures dancing. Three putti frame the image. Signed lower right: W. Shirlaw.

Study for panel of mural titled Anarchy, located at the Jefferson Buil...

Semi-circular panel showing two women and one man, partially nude or draped in classical garb and holding tools of destruction amid ruins. Purchase; Kennedy Galleries; 1979; (DLC/PP-1979:237).

Elihu Vedder - Study of drapery, no. 1

Emperor Alexander I Grants France Fair Form of Government and Constitu...

Français : L’Empereur Alexandre Ier accorde à la France de justes formes de gouvernement et de constitution, dessin, 50х68,5 cm.

Francisco de Holanda - Autorretrato do autor e Malícia do Tempo comend...

"Represents the Author with the Book of Ages and the Malice of Years Consuming It". De aetatibus mundi imagines

Hans von Aachen - Allegory of Peace, Fertility and Science - Google Ar...

Public domain image, 17th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pietro Testa - The Allegorical Figures of Reason and Wisdom - Google A...

Public domain scan of 17th-century artwork, drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Herman Han - Alegoria powodzenia w życiu

Polski: Alegoria powodzenia w życiu (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden).

Bilderrevolution 0057

Allegorie auf den Frieden von Lunéville. Die Friedensgöttin tröstet Germania.

Jan Verbeeck - Voorstelling in een smederij (1548)

A Scene in a Forge; Jan Verbeeck (Flemish, active about 1548 - 1560); 1548; Pen and brown ink; 18.4 × 27.9 cm (7 1/4 × 11 in.); 90.GA.5; No Copyright - United States (http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/)

Ladislav Benesch - Alegorična upodobitev kmetijstva

Public domain image of a historic building, 16th, 17th, 18th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Víspera de Reyes (1885, por Juan Comba)

Víspera de Reyes Public domain photograph related to the history of Spain, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Allegories of literary genre - Public domain scan / painting

Painting Public domain photograph - portrait of athlete, champion, sport, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Eliseu Visconti - Instrução - Solidariedade Humana (estudo)

Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Nicola Bertuzzi - Estudo para alegoria da Esperança e da Força

Public domain image of painting, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Simone Cantarini - Alegoria da Pintura

Public domain image, 16th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

1692 Louis de Silvestre d. J. oil on canvas Allegorie auf die Verleihu...

Deutsch: 1692 von Louis de Silvestre dem Jüngeren in Öl auf Leinwand in den Maßen 98 cm x 79 cm gemalte „Allegorie auf die Verleihung der Kurwürde an Ernst August“ im Besitz vom Historischen Museum Hannover.... More

Alegoría de la primera Guerra Carlista (CE0924D) - Rafael Tegeo

Public domain photograph of music festival, musicians, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alegoria à Carta Constitucional (1826) - Domingos Sequeira

Allegory of the Constitutional Charter (1826), by Domingos Sequeira. Charcoal and chalk on paper. Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisboa, Portugal. Português: Alegoria à Carta Constitucional (1826), por Doming... More

Baldassarre Peruzzi - Allégorie de la Force

Public domain scan of 16th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Carta de concessão do patriciado romano a D. Frei José Maria da Fonsec...

Illumination in the charter granting the status of Roman Patrician to Frei José Maria da Fonseca e Évora, Bishop of Porto. In the collection of the Fundação Casa de Bragança, Lisbon, Portugal.

Domingos António de Sequeira, 'Alegoria', 1798, Estampa LI, in Álbum d...

Português: Estampa LI, no Álbum do Palácio de Arroios, Lisboa, Instituto de Alta Cultura, 1956. À esquerda, D. Rodrigo de Sousa Coutinho; à sua direita, o príncipe D. João; o tema alegórico do desenho simboliz... More

Triunfo da Obediência (1588) - Fernão Gomes (MNAA)

The Triumph of Obedience, 1588, by Fernão Gomes. Drawing in the collections of the National Museum of Ancient Art (Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga), in Lisbon, Portugal.

Magellan expedition by Stradanus

A ca. 1592 allegorical illustration by Joannes Stradanus of Magellan’s tenacity amid uncertainties and his eventual legacy to humanity—the discovery of a passageway to the other side of the world via Tierra de... More

Daniel-Perea-alegoria-1878 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Español: Entrada del Nuevo Año 1878: las cuatro estaciones. Composicion alegorica de D. Daniel Perea publicada en La ilustración española y americana 8.1.1878

Drawing, Allegorical Figures of Fire and Air, ca. 1800 (CH 18129715)

Page divided horizontally into two chariot scenes.

[Study of figure of Arts in the mural Peace and prosperity, no. 2]

Study drawing shows a winged boy, nude, crouching facing left as he paints a vase. This is a study for the figure of Arts in the Library of Congress mural Peace and prosperity, who faces right in the final rend... More