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Charity and Faith
Gerhard, Hubert and Gerhard, Heinrichca. 1600 - ca. 1610
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
From their attributes – two children and two Bibles – these two semi-upright women can be identified as personifications of the religious virtues of Charity (Caritas) and Faith (Fides). Together with the now missing third virtue, Hope (Spes), they originally formed the crowning
element of a piece of furniture or an altarpiece.
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- Title: Charity and Faith
- Creator: Gerhard, Hubert, Gerhard, Heinrich
- Date Created: ca. 1600 - ca. 1610
- Physical Dimensions: brons
- Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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