allegorical figure

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allegorical
adjective
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/ˌæl.əˈɡɒr.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌæl.əˈɡɔːr.ə.kəl/
in or relating to a story, play, picture, or other work in which the characters and events represent moral, religious, or political qualities ...
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figure
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɪɡ.ər/us
/ˈfɪɡ.jɚ/
the symbol for a number or an amount expressed ...
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(Definition ofallegoricalandfigurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Its garden faade has a sculpted pediment representing anallegoricalfigureof architecture.
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The statue features a stylized male nudeallegoricalfigureon water between two iron cleats.
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The reverse depicts a kneelingallegoricalfigurerepresenting music.
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Each continent is represented by a typical landscape and animals (or the painter's vision of these animals) and a femaleallegoricalfigure.
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At the center of each of the larger points is an enameledallegoricalfigureof one of the king's ruling functions and virtues.
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Each of the four external mosaics show a centralallegoricalfigureof the four arts (poetry, painting, architecture and sculpture), supported by two historical figures either side.
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In these paintings, the nude no longer appears as an idealized fantasy,allegoricalfigure, or landscape of desire but rather as the self-apprehended body of a specific woman.
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Art and industry, in the discourse among artists and architects, designers and engineers, were usually typified as two related but distinct allegorical figures signifying the culture of progress.
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Similar series depicting allegorical figures symbolizing the human virtues, in the second half of the 15th century became very popular.
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On the table between them, allegorical figures representing painting, sculpture and poetry can be seen.
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While other congratulatory cantatas often use allegorical figures, this work concentrates on the king and his qualities.
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They were crowded with allegorical figures, and filled with emotion and movement.
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Four allegorical figures sit on the edges of the basins and depict the writers main areas of creative activity.
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The principal characters, who are allocated the majority of the musical numbers are allegorical figures that appear throughout all three acts of the drama.
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To show their pain, the allegorical figures bearing a veil of mourning.
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There is a sudden earthquake, and the allegorical figures, the vision in the mirror, and the grotto all disappear.
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Atop the column groups are four allegorical figures representing justice, wisdom, charity, and peace.
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Additionally, these wealthy individuals were presented on the first page in all their royal apparel; they are often surrounded by allegorical figures borrowed from antiquity.
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These allegorical figures were in fact sculptures of real people who had a role in the creation of the building.
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She enters into a dialogue, a movement between question and answer, with these allegorical figures that is from a completely female perspective.
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