Charity | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: M14485
People: Pieter Bruegel, the Elder, Netherlandish (Breda (?), Belgium 1526/30 - 1569 Brussels, Belgium)
Title: Charity
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: The Seven Cardinal Virtues
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1559
Culture: Netherlandish
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/257365

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 22.5 × 29.1 cm (8 7/8 × 11 7/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: lower center, in plate: CHARITAS
inscription: lower left, in plate: H. Cock excude.
inscription: lower right, in plate: BRVEGEL. 1559
inscription: lower center, in plate: SPERÉS TIBI ACCIDERE QVOD ALTERI ACCIDÍT, ITA DEMVM EXCITABERIS AD OPEM FERENDAM / SI SVMPERSIS EIVS ANIMVM QVI OPEM TVNC IN MALIS CONSTITVTVS IMPLORAT

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Wick, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1966

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: i/i
Standard Reference Number: Bastelaer no. 134; Hollstein 134; New Hollstein 15; Lebeer no. 33

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Wick
Accession Year: 1966
Object Number: M14485
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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