Signs, Symbols, and Allegories in Painting

Violet and pomegranate, unicorn and dog, bull and lion, parrot and peacock, scales and pearl, cornucopia and mirror, the sign "Mirror of Venus" and the Christian sign "ichthys"…

How often do we see such signs and symbols in the paintings of famous masters without even realizing that these images have an additional meaning, different from their own superficial one? The meanings of signs and symbols are almost impossible to accidentally "decode"; they need to be known.

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