from Mary Anita Ewer, A Survey of Mystical Symbolism. All art may be said to be symbolic in this sense: it is a material mock-up of a bright idea. Any work of art symbolizes the process by which ...

A student has chosen the artwork Allegory by John Bellany as a subject for question one. Consider what they might say and then look at their preparatory work. Oil paint on hardboard has been used.

Allegory is a simple story which has a symbolic and more complex level of meaning. Characters, setting, objects and colours can all stand for or represent other bigger ideas. Many fables and fairy ...