Allegory of the Nobility of the Order of St John, 1747 – Francesco de Mura

Description

• The Neapolitan late-Baroque painter Francesco de Mura may have received an official commission for this work. The beautiful female allegory wears rich and colourful clothing and holds a spear. At her feet is a crimson cushion and a coronet, representing nobility. On a small table supported by a mermaid is a statue with a fully armed Minerva holding a shield with the eight-pointed cross of the