Signs, Symbols, and Allegories in Art. Calendar for 2026

The rose and the pomegranate, the unicorn and the monkey, the cypress and the lemon, the shell and the mirror… How often do we see these and other signs and symbols in the paintings of famous masters and do not even think that these images have an additional meaning, different from their own superficial one. These signs, which give works depth, mystery, and multilayeredness, exist not only in the realm of reason but also in the realm of feelings. Symbols are diverse – they are represented by numbers, objects and phenomena, forms and images of animals, birds, or insects, and so on. Symbols particularly manifest themselves in painting and sculpture.
We, receiving purely aesthetic pleasure from encountering these monuments, often overlook their meaningful significance, not paying attention to the telling details or not understanding what they may imply, thus depriving ourselves of a complete perception of the artworks. The meanings of signs and symbols are almost impossible to "decode" accidentally; they must be known. And this is where the calendar "Signs, Symbols, and Allegories in Art" will help you.
Signs, symbols, and allegories in painting literally surround us. Often, it is enough just to pay attention to them, to understand what secret meaning they carry, so that the work of art shines with new colors!