# Allegory of Geometry [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [LA HYRE, Laurent de]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 102 x 160 cm ## Commentary As in the companion "Allegory of Arithmetic", this personification of the liberal art of Grammar is engaged in an activity to show how ideas impact real life. To demonstrate how important grammar and clear writing are in making ideas "bloom," the artist metaphorically represents Grammar watering two pots of flowers. Over her arm is a scroll bearing an ancient definition of grammar in Latin: "A literate tongue, spoken in the required manner." ## Related artworks - [Abraham Sacrificing Isaac]() - [Allegory of Arithmetic]() - [Allegory of Astronomy]() - [Allegory of Geometry]() - [Allegory of Grammar]() - [Allegory of Grammar]() - [Allegory of Music]() - [Allegory of the Regency]() - [Angelica and Medoro \(detail\)]() - [Angelica and Medoro]() - [Christ The Judge]() - [Cornelia Refusses the Crown of the Ptolomai]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()