Allegory of Charity, Gerard de Lairesse, 1675 - 1683

Identification

Title(s)

Allegory of Charity

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-4175

Description

Allegorie op de Milddadigheid. De vrouwelijke personificatie deelt geld uit aan behoeftigen, rechts een bedelaar. Op de achtergrond een olifant en een adelaar. Uit een reeks van vijf allegorieën (SK-A-4174/4178), geschilderd in grisaille tussen 1675 en 1683 voor het huis 'Messina' van Philips de Flines aan de Herengracht.

Creation

Artist

painter: Gerard de Lairesse

Place

Northern Netherlands

Dating

1675 - 1683

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on canvas

Material

Measurements

height 288 cm × width 160 cm × thickness 4.4 cm
height 295 cm × width 166 cm × depth 14 cm

Subject

What

Generosity, Liberality; 'Generosità', 'Liberalità' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Who

Philips de Flines

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Purchased with the support of the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum

Acquisition

purchase 1970

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

See the provenance for SK-A-4174.

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Notes

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

Vom Adel der Malerei : Holland um 1700, Ekkehard Mai, Sander Paarlberg, Gregor J.M. Weber, p. 188, noot 2
Gérard de Lairesse (1640-1711), Alain Roy, Jacques Thuillier, cat.nr. P 144
All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue, p. 334
Gerard Lairesse als plafond- en kamerschilder, D.P. Snoep, p. 181-182, afb. 19

Persistent URL

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