Caritas (Charity)

1530

Lucas van Leyden

Associated Names
Lucas van Leyden

Artist, Netherlandish, 1489/1494 - 1533

The image is an engraving of a seated woman holding two children. The woman is barefoot and wearing a cloth around her lower half. One child is partially covered with a cloth, while the other is unclothed. An angelic figure with wings holds a ring above them. To the right, there is a decorative urn with "CARITAS" inscribed on a ribbon above it. The background shows a patterned wall and a curtain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5645

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 129, State i(a)/iii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-

Wikidata ID

Q65023374

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