"Allegory of Charity" --------
Domenico Piola (Genoa 1627 -1703) attributed ------------
Oil on canvas ------------
Baroque carved and gilded frame ------------
Canvas dimensions 100 x 120 frame 140 x 165 ------------
Excellent state of conservation -------------
Splendid large oval canvas depicting a beautiful Young Woman lovingly caring for two children. -----
It is the most classic allegorical interpretation of "Charity," the third of the three Theological Virtues after Faith and Hope, considered the cornerstone of Christian morality and behavior. ----------
The work is evidently of exquisite workmanship and expresses with extreme elegance the pictorial characteristics of the Genoese Baroque, in particular those of Domenico Piola, a great interpreter of this important artistic movement. ---------
The beauty of the canvas is highlighted by an extraordinary Baroque frame sculpted with foliage motifs and gilded, which blends perfectly into an ensemble of great effect.
Certificate of authenticity according to law and of lawful origin
https://www.antichitaischia.it/it/prodotto/-allegoria-della-carita---
