01540nam a2200217Ia 4500001001000000100003400010101000800044200007100052210000900123215003200132300080900164608001300973650001800986700009001004801000701094856007901101857009001180909001101270920002801281991001301309Π.647eng  a20140611d9999 m y0grey0103 ga  aeng1 aAllegory of Wisdom and Strengthb[Painting]fVeronese Paolo, after  d0000  a153 x 96 cm [Oil on canvas]  aThe painting is a copy, probably of the 18th century, of the work by Paolo Veronese (Verona 1528 - Venice 1588) Allegory of Wisdom and Strength, presently at the Frick Collection, New York and it depicts an allegorical scene. On the left there is a female figure, luxuriously clad in the popular style of Venetian art, which symbolizes Wisdom as indicated by the light shining over her head; she gazes upwards, with one foot on top of a globe, the symbol of the world. A crown, jewels, money, military emblems are strewn about her feet. On her right, Hercules, in a pose that sets off his strong body, symbolizes pure Force. On the right, underneath Hercules, a cupid is seated. The inscription from Ecclesiastes "OMNIA VANITAS" underpins the concept of superiority of Divine Wisdom over worldly affairs.  aPainting  aOil on canvas 1aVeronese Paolo, afteruhttps://www.nationalgallery.gr/en/artist/veronese-paolo-after/  a59  uhttps://www.nationalgallery.gr/en/artwork/allegory-of-wisdom-and-strength/  ahttps://www.nationalgallery.gr/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/74895_2000_2000-500x646.jpg  aΠ.647  aGeorgios Averof Bequest  aPAINTING