Fireplace with Caritas, Fireplace made of cast iron, with a semicircular top. Central is the personification of Caritas, a seated woman with a child standing against her. To her left is a child with a branch with leaves raised in his hand, with a flying bird above it. On the right is a boy with a spherical object in his hands. The right side of the scene is closed with a tree. The whole is framed with a border, decorated with leaf vines and at the top a maskaron. The top is crowned with three buttons with a rising dolphin on either side, Charity, 'Caritas', 'Carità' (Ripa), one of the Three Theological Virtues, anonymous, Germany, c. 1650 - c. 1700, iron (metal), founding, h 100 cm × w 70 cm × w 55 kg
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Fireplace, Caritas, cast iron, semicircular top, Central, personification, seated woman, child standing, left, child, branch, leaves raised, hand, flying bird, right, boy, spherical object, hands, right side, scene, closed, tree, whole, framed, border, decorated, leaf vines, top, maskaron, crowned, three buttons, rising dolphin, side, Charity, Carità, Ripa, Three Theological Virtues, Germany, c, 1650, 1700, iron, metal, founding
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