Allegory (The Knight's Dream) [Ask Us A Question] Title: Allegory (The Knight's Dream)c.1504 Artist: Raphael (Italy, 1483-1520) Oil on wood 6 5/8 x 6 5/8 inches (17 x 17 cm) National Gallery, London, England Description: The figurative powers which Raphael developed in Florence led to a more synthetic conception of form, a refinement of intellectual expression, which are visible in the Knight's Dream in the National Gallery, London, and the Three Graces of Chantilly. Critics believe that the two panels may have formed a single diptych presented to Scipione di Tommaso Borghese at his birth, in 1493. The theme of the paintings may by drawn from the poem, Punica, by Silius Italicus, which was well known in antiquity and which humanistic culture restored to fame. In the first panel, Scipio, the sleeping knight, must choose between Venus (pleasure) and Minerva (virtue); in the second, the Graces reward his choice of virtue with the Golden Apples of the Hesperides. The classical origin of this theme brings us back without doubt to the Florentine environment. The composition, which is dominated by a sense of great harmony, is a figurative consequence of the literary theme. A young knight is asleep in front of a laurel tree that divides the picture into two equal parts. There is a figure of a beautiful young woman in each half on the left the personification of Virtue is holding a book and a sword above the sleeping figure, while the figure on the right is presenting a flower as a symbol of sensual pleasure. The probable meaning of the allegory is that the young man's task is to bring both sides of life into harmony. Media: Genuine 100% Hand Painted Oil Paintings On Canvas. Quality: Museum Quality, Brilliant Oil Painting Creation! This painting is availble in any other size. We just list standard size below. Our Guarantee: Highest Quality & Lowest Price! Note: We do not stretch or frame .... that is best done at your local discount frame store. It will be delivered in a roll tube to protect the quality. Price -Was: $239.90119.95 USD Shipping Cost: $29.99 for 1st item, $14.99 for 2nd item. So the more you order, the more you save on Shipping & Handling cost! Ships within 2 weeks Allegory (The Knights Dream) - Size (20x24) - 119.95USD Allegory (The Knights Dream) - Size (24x36) - 149.95USD Allegory (The Knights Dream) - Size (24x48) - 235.95USD Allegory (The Knights Dream) - Size (30x40) - 259.95USD Allegory (The Knights Dream) - Size (36x48) - 369.95USD Allegory (The Knights Dream) - Size (48x72) - 489.95USD The More You Order, The Less You Pay!

Allegory (The Knight's Dream)

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