Allegory of Avarice
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
54 7/8 x 33 1/4 in. (139.4 x 84.5 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Eric Seiler and Darcy Bradbury, and Edward A. and Karen S. W. Friedman, 1991
Accession Number
1991.443
Tags
Art Historical Context
Jacopo Ligozzi's *Allegory of Avarice* is a striking oil on canvas painting from the Metropolitan Museum of's European Paintings collection, an impressive 54 7/8 x 33 1/4 inches. Though the exact date remains unknown, Ligozzi, a prominent Italian Mannerist artist active in late 16th- and early 17th-century Florence, was renowned for his intricate, often macabre depictions that blended naturalism with symbolic depth. This work exemplifies his fascination with allegory, using vivid imagery to personify human vices. At its core, the painting features a female figure embodying avarice—greed—entwi...
About the Artist
Jacopo Ligozzi · 1547–1627
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