ANNIBALE CARRACCI (BOLOGNA 1560-ROME 1609)
An Allegory of Truth and Time
c.1584-1585RCIN 404770
The winged figure of Time has brought his daughter, Truth, from the depths of a well to reveal her to the light of day. Truth radiates light and looks in a mirror, while two-faced Deceit is trampled under Truth’s feet. Framing the scene on the right is Happy Ending and on the left, Good Luck or Happiness. The moral seems to be both ‘all’s well that ends well’ and ‘the truth will out’.