The Allegory of Love (Veronese)

The Allegory of Love is a series of four paintings by Paolo Veronese, produced around 1570 as ceiling paintings. Some experts have established that they were commissioned by Rudolph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552–1612) for Prague Castle.^[1] They are now part of the collection of the National Gallery in London.

Description

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Titre	Format	Date
Allegory of Love I Infidelity	189,9 x 189,9 cm	Circa 1570
Allegory of Love II Scorn	188 x 188 cm	Circa 1570
Allegory of Love III Respect	188 x 188 cm	Circa 1570
Allegory of Love IV The Happy Union	188 x 188 cm	Circa 1570

References

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^ The Allegory of Love I – Infidelity Archived 2009-05-07 at the Wayback Machine – National Gallery. Accessed 24 June 2009.

External links

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v t e Paolo Veronese
Paintings	The Conversion of Mary Magdalene (1545–1548) Bevilacqua-Lazise Altarpiece (1548) Lament over the Dead Christ (c. 1548) Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine (New Haven; c. 1547–1550) Minerva between Geometry and Arithmetic (1550) (attribution) Venus Disarming Cupid (c. 1550) Portrait of Iseppo da Porto and his son Adriano (c. 1555) Annunciation (c. 1556) Portrait of a Gentleman in a Fur (c. 1550–1560) Supper at Emmaus (c. 1559–1560) Portrait of a Young Man Wearing Lynx Fur (1560) Christ Among the Doctors (c. 1560) La Bella Nani (c. 1560) Saint John the Baptist Preaching (c. 1562) Venus and Adonis (Augsburg; 1562) Holy Family with Saint Catherine and Saint John the Baptist (c. 1562–1565) The Wedding at Cana (1563) Petrobelli Altarpiece (c. 1563) Allegory of Virtue and Vice (c. 1565) Allegory of Wisdom and Strength (c. 1565) The Feast in the House of Simon the Pharisee (Turin; c. 1565) The Martyrdom of Saint George (1566) Portrait of Daniele Barbaro (c. 1556–1567) The Family of Darius Before Alexander (1565–1570) Resurrection of the Widow of Nain's Son (1565–1570) Madonna and Child with Saints (c. 1565–1570) The Feast in the House of Simon the Pharisee (Milan; 1570) Venus and Mars (1570s) Portrait of Agostino Barbarigo (1571–1572) Allegory of the Battle of Lepanto (c. 1572) Adoration of the Magi (1573) The Feast in the House of Levi (1573) The Martyrdom of Saint Justina (c. 1570–1575) Bathsheba at her Bath (1575) Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine (Venice; c. 1575) Judith with the Head of Holofernes (1575–1580) Mars and Venus with Cupid and a Dog (c. 1580) Susannah and the Elders (c. 1580) Venus and Adonis (Madrid; 1580) Cephalus and Procris (c. 1580–1584) Saint Anthony Preaching to the Fish (c. 1580–1585) Lucretia (c. 1585)
Painting series	The Allegory of Love (c. 1570) Duke of Buckingham series (1590s) The Finding of Moses (Dijon, Dresden, Liverpool ✻, Lyon, Madrid, Smith collection, Turin ✻, Washington)
Related	Antonio Badile (master) Giovanni Francesco Caroto (master) Benedetto Caliari (brother) Gabriele Caliari (son) Carlo Caliari (son)
✻ attributed to Veronese's studio

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