Charity

Cesare Dandini

ca. 1630 · Oil on canvas · European Paintings

Dandini largely continued a Florentine tradition of bold color contrasts and elegant, linear compositions. At least two Charity compositions are known by Dandini and his workshop, which frequently recycled the mother and child figures in other works in order to represent the Madonna and Christ. In Filippo Baldinucci’s biography of Dandini, he noted two paintings representing Charity with putti that remained unfinished in the artist’s workshop at his death, both completed by his brother, Vincenzo.

Artist

Cesare Dandini

Date

ca. 1630

Medium

Oil on canvas

Department

European Paintings

Credit line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Friedman, 1969