Allegory of the Earth explained

Allegory of the Earth is a series of paintings by Jan Brueghel the Elder produced c. 1610. One painting from the series is in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nice and another is in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon.

Story

One of these paintings was stolen with 4 other paintings in 2007,[1] before being found in Marseilles in 2008.

It is highlighted during the illuminations of the Place des Terreaux during the Festival of Lights in 2014.

References

  1. Erlanger . Steven . Padis . Marc-Olivier . De La Baume . Maïa . Audi . Nadim . 2010 . L'idéologie de l'air du temps . Esprit . Mars/avril . 3 . 54 . 10.3917/espri.1003.0054 . 0014-0759.