Allegorical Figure of Theology, c. 1510

The figure is depicted in a dynamic, twisting pose, dressed in heavy classical drapery that swirls around her. She holds an open book in her lap with her right hand while gesturing upward with her left, signifying the connection between earthly study and divine revelation. The drawing uses rapid, overlapping lines to define the volume and movement of the robes.

This allegory represents the reconciliation of Christian doctrine with classical wisdom, a central goal of Renaissance Neoplatonism. It belongs to a larger cycle of paintings that sought to organize all human knowledge into a unified, divine system.