Allegory
| Title | Allegory |
|---|---|
| Artist | Maurice Denis (French, 1870–1943) |
| Date | 1898, published 1899 19th century |
| Medium | color lithograph |
| Classification | |
| Origin | France, 20th century France |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Love: Allegory, 1898, published 1899. Maurice Denis (French, 1870–1943). Color lithograph; image: 26.7 x 41 cm (10 1/2 x 16 1/8 in.); sheet: 40.2 x 53.4 cm (15 13/16 x 21 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1944.428 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Allegory” is a work by Maurice Denis (French, 1870–1943), dated 1898, published 1899. It is executed in color lithograph and classified as print. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to 1898, published 1899. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: France, 20th century. Browse more public-domain art from France.
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Made available through the The Cleveland Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) via the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access programme.
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