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Motherhood - Sketch for fresco panel, c1844. Creator: William Dyce.

Motherhood - Sketch for fresco panel, c1844. Creator: William Dyce.

3-080-847 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Motherhood - Sketch for fresco panel, c1844. The subject of the sketch is Charity, the foremost of the three theological virtues. Dyce recreates a traditional Gothic representation of Charity, where the figure of a woman performs six acts of mercy. The mother figure is surrounded by six infants, each representative of one of the six acts.

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People Information

Creator
  1. William Dyce, attributed to: British; Scottish: Artist, painter, theorist
Medium
  1. Oil
  2. Oil on panel
Picture Type
  1. Portrait
Category Hierarchy

Society & Culture Family Life

Artistic Representations Portraits

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4000x1500
File Size : 17,579kb

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  1. ABDAG003222
  1. 678
  1. 1340000765
  1. 3-080-847
  1. 3080847
  1. ABDAG003222

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