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ID: 901001572
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001572
Record Type: Character/Person

Air (allegorical character)

Note: Allegory of the element air, as conceived by the western ancient and early modern world.

Names:
Air (allegorical character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Miscellaneous Topics (P)
....<Miscellaneous Allegory, Symbolism, Theme> (P)
........<Miscellaneous allegorical or symbolic characters> (P)
............Four Elements (allegorical characters) (I)
................Air (allegorical character) (P)
Related Iconography:
associated with .... Spring
..........(Miscellaneous Topics, Miscellaneous Allegory, Symbolism, Theme, Miscellaneous allegorical or symbolic characters, Four Seasons (allegorical characters), Spring (allegorical character)) [901001575]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... allegory (artistic device)
.....(symbolism (artistic concept), artistic devices, artistic concepts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
is personification of .... air (material)
.....(atmosphere, combination inorganic/organic material, materials by composition, materials (substances), Materials (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Air (allegorical character)
................Getty Research Institute Special Collections Finding Aids (2005-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Source for image https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Allegory_of_Air_by_Jan_van_Kessel_(1626-1679).jpg

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