symbol of poetry symbol of victory, immortality and eternal glory symbol of resurrection, eternity and chastity in Christianity

3. symbol of poetry
symbol of victory, immortality and eternal glory
symbol of resurrection, eternity and chastity in Christianity

4. The laurel in the painting
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6. The laurel, symbol in Christianity

7. a landscape
a peacock, symbol of immortality
and
a laurel tree ...
the juxtaposition of the dead tree with
the flourishing laurel, a reference to
Death and Resurrection
Girolamo dai Libri
Madonna and Child with Saints
La Madone et l'enfant avec les Saints
1520
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan, New York City

11. the flowers of the rose, symbol of purity and suffering
and
the laurel behind the Virgin, a symbol of distinction
Northern Italian School
École du nord de l'Italie
The Virgin and Child with Roses and Laurels
La Vierge aux Lauriers
1510-1520
The National Gallery, London

15. Portrait and the laurel branch

16. Laurel branch
and academic painting …
William Bouguereau
Branche de laurier
Laurel Branch
1900
Collection particulière

19. a young woman
a white veil
and
a branch of laurel
a coded reference to the subject’s name,
a attribute of poetry,
a reference to Daphne,
a courtesan
– all of these interpretations are possible ...
Giorgione
Laura. Young Woman
Laura
1506
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

23. a young Florentine woman, Ginevra de' Benci
an juniper bush, a symbol of virtue
and
the reverse of the portrait decorated with
a juniper sprig,
a wreath of laurel and palm
and
the Latin motto Virtvtem Forma Decorat ("Virtue
Adorns Beauty"), symbol of the relationship between
Ginevra's intellectual and moral virtue and her
physical beauty
Leonardo da Vinci
Léonard de Vinci
Portrait of Ginevra de' Benci
Portrait de Ginevra de' Benci
1474-1478
National Gallery of Art, Washington

28. an enigmatic portrait ...
a unknown lady
and
a laurel tree, a symbol of poetry
Antonio da Correggio
Le Corrège
Portrait of a Gentlewoman
Portrait d'une dame
1517-1519
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg

32. a landscape with swans, a horseman and a palm tree
a stork
a flock of birds
a middle-aged man
a sestertius of emperor Nero
and
two laurel leaves
Hans Memling
Portrait of a Man with a Roman Coin
Portrait d'homme avec une pièce de monnaie romaine
1480
Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

37. The laurel in Allegorical Painting

38. a young knight asleep
two beautiful young women:
Virtue with a book and a sword
Sensual Pleasure with one flower
and
a laurel tree
the probable meaning of the allegory:
to bring both sides of life into harmony
Raffaello Sanzio
Raphaël
Allegory, The Knight's Dream
Le Songe du chevalier
1504
National Gallery, London

42. a heavy curtain
a young girl
a trumpet
a book of Thucydides
and
crown of laurel
... a connection with Clio, the muse of history
Johannes Vermeer
The Art of Painting, The Allegory of Painting
L'Art de la peinture, L'Allégorie de la peinture
1665-1667
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

46. the inkwell
the scroll with the motto CONCORDI LVMINE MAIOR
Painting with a palette, brushes and a mask
Poetry with a quill and with a laurel wreath …
an Sapphic kiss and embrace of the two allegorical
figures
Francesco Furini
Painting and Poetry
Peinture et Poésie
1626
Galleria Palatina di Palazzo Pitti, Florence

50. a ruby stapled to the blue ribbon
and
the attributes of Poetry:
the blue garment edged with gold stars, the book...
and
the laurel wreath
Carlo Dolci
Poetry, Allegory of poetry
Poésie, Allégorie de la Poésie
1648-1649
Galleria Corsini, Florence

53. a young poet
Apollo
Calliope, muse of poetry
and
two putti with laurel wreaths
(and
the painter's passion for classicism ...)
Nicolas Poussin
L’inspiration du poète
The Inspiration of the Poet
vers 1629-1630
Musée du Louvre, Paris

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The laurel in the painting (2)
Le laurier dans la peinture (2)
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