Christ, St Paul, Charity and the Theological Virtues

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Artist/Maker	Jordaens, Jacob (The Elder) (artist)
Place of origin	Belgium (drawn)

Christ holding the cross near which the Dove is hovering, and with the Lamb at his feet; on the left St. Paul, holding a scroll, and a woman holding a child behind; on the right, the three theological Virtues, from left top right, Hope, Charity or Love, holding up a flaming heart, and Faith, raising a chalice in her right hand and holding a child in her left; in the foreground, three putti

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Category	Drawings
Object type	Drawing
Title	Christ, St Paul, Charity and the Theological Virtues (published title)
Materials and techniques	Red and black chalk, with brown and red wash, heightened with white bodycolour Red Chalk Black Chalk Wash Bodycolour Paper Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description	Drawing 'Christ, St Paul, Charity and the Theological Virtues', by Jacob Jordaens, chalk with wash, c.1660
Physical description	Christ holding the cross near which the Dove is hovering, and with the Lamb at his feet; on the left St. Paul, holding a scroll, and a woman holding a child behind; on the right, the three theological Virtues, from left top right, Hope, Charity or Love, holding up a flaming heart, and Faith, raising a chalice in her right hand and holding a child in her left; in the foreground, three putti
Dimensions	Height: 372mm Width: 488mm
Style	Flemish School
Production type	Unique
Credit line	Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history	Rev Alexander Dyce (1798–1869), London, by whom bequeathed to the museum (L. Suppl. 153b), 1869.
Subjects depicted	Lamb Cherubim Cross Women Jesus Christ Paul Saint Charity Hope Love Crucifixion
Bibliographic references	DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874. Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum (London, 2014), vol. II, cat. 492, pp. 420-21
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	DYCE.532

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O819408/christ-st-paul-charity-and-drawing-jordaens-jacob-the/

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