Charity

c. 1550–1600 Overall: 29.9 x 14 x 14 cm (11 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1951.541

When this alabaster group entered the museum's collection, it was thought to depict the Virgin Mary, Christ, and Saint John the Baptist. It has been identified, however, as a personification of Charity, the most elevated of the three Christian theological virtues. The two othe...

Sculpture

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