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Allegory of Jealousy?
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineAllegory of Jealousy?, 1500s. Peter Flötner (German, 1485–1546). Gilt bronze; overall: 6.2 x 8.7 cm (2 7/16 x 3 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1952.460
