Charity
Statuette
ca. 1600 (made)
ca. 1600 (made)
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This group representing Charity is made by Niccolo Cordieri, in ca. 1600 in Florence. It is a reduction from a marble figure on the tomb of Luisa Deti Aldobrandini in S. Maria sopra Minerva.
Charity (lat. Caritas), literally means 'love', love in the sense of lovingness and kindness towards all others and is the foremost of the virtues.
Charity is often represented with a flame, often coming out of some kind of vase, or she holds a candle. Often she is suckling to infants, or she is surrounded by three to four infants, one usually at the breast.
Cordieri, Niccolo (b. Lothringen: 1567- d. Rome: 1612) (also called himself: Cordier Nicolas, Cordieri, Cordigheri, Niccolo Cori, Niccolo Lorena). Born in Lothringen. He developed an Italien sculptural style, with Michelangelo-like forms, and references to antique late-Roman examples. He belongs to a generation of artists, which prepared the grounds for the development of a baroque style within Italian sculpture (Bernini).
Charity (lat. Caritas), literally means 'love', love in the sense of lovingness and kindness towards all others and is the foremost of the virtues.
Charity is often represented with a flame, often coming out of some kind of vase, or she holds a candle. Often she is suckling to infants, or she is surrounded by three to four infants, one usually at the breast.
Cordieri, Niccolo (b. Lothringen: 1567- d. Rome: 1612) (also called himself: Cordier Nicolas, Cordieri, Cordigheri, Niccolo Cori, Niccolo Lorena). Born in Lothringen. He developed an Italien sculptural style, with Michelangelo-like forms, and references to antique late-Roman examples. He belongs to a generation of artists, which prepared the grounds for the development of a baroque style within Italian sculpture (Bernini).
Object details
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| Title | Charity (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze, on a yellow marble base. |
| Brief description | Statuette, group, Bronze, Charity, by Niccolo Cordieri, Italy, Rome, ca. 1600 |
| Physical description | This group represents Charity. She stands holding an apple and supporting a little naked girl on her right arm. She wears a girdled gown and a loose cloak-knotted at her back. A flame is burning above her forehead. A naked boy stands on each side of her. On a yellow marble base. |
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| Object history | From the Salting bequest. |
| Historical context | A reduction from a marble figure on the tomb of Luisa Deti Aldobrandini in S. Maria sopra Minerva. |
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| Summary | This group representing Charity is made by Niccolo Cordieri, in ca. 1600 in Florence. It is a reduction from a marble figure on the tomb of Luisa Deti Aldobrandini in S. Maria sopra Minerva. Charity (lat. Caritas), literally means 'love', love in the sense of lovingness and kindness towards all others and is the foremost of the virtues. Charity is often represented with a flame, often coming out of some kind of vase, or she holds a candle. Often she is suckling to infants, or she is surrounded by three to four infants, one usually at the breast. Cordieri, Niccolo (b. Lothringen: 1567- d. Rome: 1612) (also called himself: Cordier Nicolas, Cordieri, Cordigheri, Niccolo Cori, Niccolo Lorena). Born in Lothringen. He developed an Italien sculptural style, with Michelangelo-like forms, and references to antique late-Roman examples. He belongs to a generation of artists, which prepared the grounds for the development of a baroque style within Italian sculpture (Bernini). |
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| Accession number | A.83-1910 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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