Charity

ca. 1680

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 640

A student of Francesco Albani, Cignani retained the Bolognese classicist’s line and bright palette, and inflected them with the delicate, human aspect readily apparent in this depiction of Charity. Perhaps because the subject was so well suited to Cignani, this composition is known in multiple versions, of which this example, the only known on copper, is among his most accomplished.

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Title: Charity
Artist: Carlo Cignani (Italian, Bologna 1628–1719 Forlì)
Date: ca. 1680
Medium: Oil on copper
Dimensions: 20 × 27 in. (50.8 × 68.6 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Bequest of Errol M. Rudman, 2020
Object Number: 2020.263.6
Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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