The Three Theological Virtures: Faith, Hope, and Charity, Surrounded by the Four Evangelists
Cleveland Museum of Art

The Three Theological Virtures: Faith, Hope, and Charity, Surrounded by the Four Evangelists

Pieter I de Jode (Flemish, 1570–1634) · before 1634

Pen and ink, brush and wash over chalk with indications of transfer
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

In the period, the virtue of Charity, also described as Love, seen here seated atop the plinth, was usually portrayed as a woman tending to three children.

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