Caritas,

1543/45

Material / Technology / Carrier

Pappelholz

Dimensions of the object

144,1 x 116,1 cm

Displayed

AP OG Saal XIII

Department

Italienische Malerei

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

L 1044

Acquisition

1966 als Leihgabe der Bundesrepublik Deutschland erworben

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Francesco Salviati, Caritas, 1543/45, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/5347JdpG9e (Last updated on 07.07.2022)

Salviati painted this monumental personification of the first theological virtue shortly after his return from Rome to Florence. The young woman, gently drawing the children towards her, embodies God's love for mankind. This work, probably commissioned by the successful merchant and art connoisseur Cristofano Bernardo Rinieri, shows the characteristic features of Salviati's maniera: his profound examination of works from antiquity, a close proximity to Michelangelo's figurative inventions and echoes of Parmigianino's stylistic singularities.