Charity (Charitas)
Object type | |
Genre | Allegory |
Dimensions | 22.5 x 29.5 cm |
Signature | BRVEGEL. 1559 |
Signature location | Lower right |
Further inscription | Address at bottom left of center: H. cock excude. Title at lower center below figure: CHARITAS. Two lines of Latin in lower margin: SPERES TIBI ACCIDERE QVOD ALTERI ACCIDIT, ITA DEMVM ESCITABERIS AD OPEM FERENDAM SI SVMPSERIS EIVS ANIMVM QVI OPEM TVNC IN MALIS CONSTITVTVS IMPLORAT. |
Print type | Engraving |
Printmaker | Philips Galle |
Publisher | Hieronymus Cock |
States | 1 |
Series | The Seven Virtues |
Tags | Charity, Religious, Dog, Ruins, Vase, Beggars, Children, Cripples, Crowd, Peasants, New Testament |
External resources | British Museum |