Allegory  of Jealousy?

Cleveland Museum of Art

Allegory of Jealousy?

Peter Flötner

Date
1500s
Medium
gilt bronze
Culture
Germany, Nuremberg
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

The meaning of a small blindfolded child wielding a knife at an elderly couple is uncertain. Instead of a myth or historical subject, it more likely personifies an emotion.

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