Charitas and the Acts of Charity, from a Series of Tazza Designs

Theodor de Bry Netherlandish

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In the central medallion, the figure of Charitas, nursing an infant, while a child offers a bowl of fruit on her left. Around the medallion, framed by a circular ornamental frieze with acts of charity, including Christ Washing the Feet of His Disciples, below the medallion. From a series of four designs for ornamented tazza, or drinking vessels.

Charitas and the Acts of Charity, from a Series of Tazza Designs, Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Liège 1528–1598 Frankfurt), Engraving

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