This painting exemplifies the refinement of Reni's much admired style. The canvas comes from the Liechtenstein collection in Vienna . The allegorical figure of Charity follows the well-established iconographical model of a woman breastfeeding a group of children.
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Monday 26 August 2013
' Charity ' Guido Reni ( Italian 1575-1642) Oil on canvas , circa 1630. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
This painting exemplifies the refinement of Reni's much admired style. The canvas comes from the Liechtenstein collection in Vienna . The allegorical figure of Charity follows the well-established iconographical model of a woman breastfeeding a group of children.
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I cannot stop looking at the cherubic forms ,the milk of human kindness .
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