ALLEGORY OF CHARITY - Lot 266

ALLEGORY OF CHARITY Flanders, Antwerp, late 17th century Boxwood carved in the round. Standing, carrying the cross between his arms, the Child treads with his feet on a globe and a snake. and a snake. His face is oval, with full cheeks and curly hair. He is almost naked He is almost naked, wearing on his right shoulder a cloak held to his chest by a strap. Height: 26.5 cm The three theological virtues are sometimes depicted in the guise of young children who partially veil their nudity their nudity with a loosely draped cloth. The Royal Museums of Art and History have preserved a suite of three allegorical figures (inv n°9752) sculpted by Pieter I Verbruggen, an Antwerp Baroque sculptor.