Caption

Love of One's Neighbor, from the series Virtues and Vices; Heinrich Aldegrever ca. 1502–1555/1561; allegory/personification of Caritas Charity; German, Renaissance; 1552 1st edition; graphic print; iconography: personifications, figures with attributes, banners, coats of arms, dogs, sheep, children, ruins; dimensions: height 10.1 cm, width 6.2 cm., A monochrome engraved image of a standing robed female figure holding a young child close to her chest, both rendered with detailed line work and shading; the woman wears flowing drapery and a head covering that billows behind her, and she supports the child with one arm while grasping a long staff with the other. The scene includes architectural elements at the figure’s feet, such as a stone platform and carved blocks, and a broken column base to the left. In the upper right is a heraldic-style shield topped by a decorative helmet and animal motif, while the upper left shows a cloth or banner with an animal figure. The background and borders show age spots and discoloration, with visible creases and small brown stains; overall colors visible are black ink on a yellowed off-white paper with areas of brownish foxing and pale gray around the image edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_086

License type

Rights managed

Available size

65.1Mb (4.8Mb) / 12.6in x 20.0in / 3793 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Love s Neighbor series Virtues Vices Heinrich Aldegrever ca 1502–1555 1561 allegory personification Caritas Charity German Renaissance 1552 1st edition graphic print iconography personifications figures attributes banners coats arms dogs sheep children ruins dimensions height 10.1 cm width 6.2 cm monochrome engraved image standing robed female figure holding young child close chest rendered detailed line work shading woman wears flowing drapery head covering billows supports arm grasping long staff scene includes architectural elements figure’s feet stone platform carved blocks broken column base left upper right heraldic-style shield topped decorative helmet animal motif upper left cloth banner animal figure background borders age spots discoloration visible creases small brown stains colors visible black ink yellowed off-white paper areas brownish foxing pale gray image edges.