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Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio) (1483-1520)

An Allegory ('Vision of a Knight'), about 1504. Oil on poplar, 17.1 x 17.3 cm. The sleeping knight may be intended to represent the Roman hero Scipio Africanus (236 - 184 BC) who was presented in a dream with a choice between Virtue (behind whom is a steep and rocky path) and Pleasure (in looser robes). However, the ladies are not presented as contestants. They may represent the ideal attributes of the knight: the book, sword and flower which they hold suggest the ideals of scholar, soldier and lover which a knight should combine. Bought, 1847 (NG213).

Location National Gallery/London/Great Britain

Unique Identifier ART374010

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 5090px × 5197px

Photo Credit © National Gallery, London / Art Resource, NY

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