Allegory of Charity, Oil on Canvas

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Oil on canvas. A woman sitting on the side of the road, breastfeeding her child, breaks a loaf of bread … Read more Oil on canvas. A woman sitting on the side of the road, breastfeeding her child, breaks a loaf of bread to share with other children who look at her with supplicating eyes. The scene has a highly symbolic value, representing the theological virtue of Charity, identified in particular with the work of mercy "feeding the hungry." The scene is set outdoors, in a countryside landscape with rural buildings. It is presented in a late 19th-century gilded frame. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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