Allegory of Charity
Maker
(Artists)
1600-1638
1600-1638
Title
Allegory of Charity
Date of Production
1637
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Height: 106.8 cm (canvas)
Width: 83.8 cm (canvas)
Width: 83.8 cm (canvas)
Accession Number
P.1947.LF.31
Mode of Acquisition
Arthur Hamilton Lee, bequest, 1947
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
On display
Keywords
Related Works
Label Text
These two canvases originally formed part of a single large painting, which was probably cut up in the 18th century. The pieces were only reunited two and a half centuries later at The Courtauld.
The work represents one of Jacques Blanchard’s favourite themes: the allegory of Charity as a young woman caring for children. Blanchard was one of the outstanding artists in 17th-century France. Painted a year before his early death, the work reflects two main sources of inspiration — the delicate colours of Venetian painting (which Blanchard studied during a trip to Italy) and Rubens’s sensuous figures (which he saw in Paris when Rubens worked there).
The work represents one of Jacques Blanchard’s favourite themes: the allegory of Charity as a young woman caring for children. Blanchard was one of the outstanding artists in 17th-century France. Painted a year before his early death, the work reflects two main sources of inspiration — the delicate colours of Venetian painting (which Blanchard studied during a trip to Italy) and Rubens’s sensuous figures (which he saw in Paris when Rubens worked there).
Provenance
Lee Bequest 1947
Exhibition History
Jacques Blanchard, Rennes & France, 26/02/1998-25/05/1998
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