Allegory of Truth
Title
Allegory of Truth
Description
Female revolutionary figures stood for all kinds of qualities and virtues, in this case, "Truth." Women figures appeared so prominently in paintings and engravings because French nouns for the qualities and virtues were usually feminine (Truth = La Vérité). In other words, paintings such as this one did not represent real women; they used allegorical figures to make a more abstract point.
Creator
Nicolas de Courteille
Source
Museum of the French Revolution 94.41
Date
1793
Rights
Restricted
Relation
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/57/
Format
JPEG
Identifier
57
Original Format
Painting, oil on canvas
Physical Dimensions
85 x 110 cm
Title (French)
La Verite amene La Republique et L'Abondance
Citation
Nicolas de Courteille, “Allegory of Truth,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed November 4, 2025, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/57.