An image of "Allegory of the Arts", created by Hans I Rottenhammerz (Oil on copper, 28 x 21 cm).

An image of "Allegory of the Three Ages of Man", created by Jacob De Backerz (Oil on panel, 100 x 123 cm).

An image of "Allegory of Vanity", created by Peter Candidz (Oil on panel, 41 x 28 cm).

An image of "Scenery with River Allegories", created by Giulio Parigiz (Pen and ink with brown and blue watercolour wash, 290 x 395 mm).

The first of three pages of simple definitions for literary terms. This page, A - E, covers forty-four terms from "Allegory" to "Exposition."

This site provides a literary analysis of Animal Farm by George Orwell using the literary devices in the novel including symbolism, imagery, allegory, setting, point of view, genre, tone, writing style, plot analysis and more.

Brief definition of personification with links to related terms, allegory and apostrophe.

An image of "Franciscan Allegories: Allegory of Poverty", created by Giotto Di Bondone, c. 1330 (Fresco).

An image of "Franciscan Allegories: Allegory of Obedience", created by Giotto Di Bondone, c. 1330 (Fresco).

An image of "Franciscan Allegories: Allegory of Chastity", created by Giotto Di Bondone, c. 1330 (Fresco).

An image of "Allegory of Virtue and Vice", created by Lorenzo Lotto in 1505 (Oil on wood, 57 x 42 cm).

An image of "Allegory of the Immaculate Conception", created by Giorgio Vasari in 1541 (Tempera on wood, 58 x 39 cm).

An image of "Allegory of Dawn", created by Battista Dossi in 1544 (Oil on canvas, 89 x 155 cm).

An image of "Allegory of Peace Burning Arms", created by Cecchino Del Salviati in 1545 (Fresco).

An image of "Allegory", created by Giambologna in 1564 (Bronze, 31 x 46 cm).

An image of "Allegory of Fortune (Felicita)", created by Tintoretto in 1564 (Oil on canvas, 90 x 190 cm).

An image of "Allegory of Happiness", created by Agnolo Bronzino in 1564 (Oil on copper, 40 x 30 cm).

An image of "Sketch for a Sleigh with an Allegory of Victory", created by Giuseppe Arcimboldo in 1585 (Brown pen and blue wash).

An image of "Allegory of the Seven Liberal Arts", created by Marten De Vos in 1590 (Oil on oak panel, 147 x 200 cm).

An image of "Allegory of Nature", created by Karel van Mander the Elder in 1600 (Oil on copper, 44 x 79 cm).

An image of "Allegory of the Four Elements", created by Louis Finson in 1611 (Oil on canvas, 179 x 170 cm).

An image of "Allegory of the Marriage of Vittoria della Rovere with Ferdinando II de' Medici", created by Giovanni Da San Giovanni in 1637 (Fresco).

An image of "Allegory of the Five Senses", created by Simon De Vos in 1640 (Oil on copper, 55 x 72 cm).

An image of "Allegory of the Regency", created by Laurent De La Hire in 1648 (Oil on canvas, 225 x 162 cm).