Charitas (Charity)
Philip Galle, Netherlandish, 1537 - 1612
after Pieter Bruegel, the elder, Netherlandish, 1520 - 1569
1559
Engraving on laid paper
Impression: 8 1/4 × 11 5/16 in. (21 × 28.7 cm)
Sheet: 8 3/4 × 11 7/16 in. (22.2 × 29 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Dr. Franz H. and Gula A. Hirschland, Class of 1935P and 1939P
PR.950.6.4
Portfolio / Series Title
The Seven Virtues
Publisher
Hieronymus Cock, Antwerp
Geography
Place Made: Netherlands, Europe
Period
1400-1600
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, in plate, lower left: H. Cock excude.; center: CHARITAS; lower right: Bruegel 1559
Course History
Art History 20.04, Faith and Empire, Beth Mattison, Spring 2023
Exhibition History
17th and 18th Century Prints, Art 46 Northern Baroque, Lower Jewett Corridor, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 18-April 23, 1978.
A Space for Dialogue 17, Sexes in the City: Exploring Urban Men and Women through Five Centuries of Popular Prints, Megan Fontanella, Class of 2004, Class of 1954 Curatorial Intern, Main Lobby, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 30-March 28, 2004.
Prints & Drawings of the Northern Renaissance, Carpenter Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, June 21-Jully 11, 1976.
Provenance
Dr. Franz H. Hirschland (1880-1973), New York, New York; given to present collection, 1950.
Catalogue Raisonne
Hollstein 134
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