An Allegory of Charity and Avarice

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Paulus Moreelse (Utrecht 1571-1638)
An Allegory of Charity and Avarice
signed and dated 'PMorelse 1620' (PM linked, upper right)
oil on canvas
40 x 33 in. (102 x 84 cm.)
in a French 18th Century carved and gilded frame

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Lot Essay

A more formalised treatment of this subject exists in the form of Moreelse's Allegorical Portrait of Sophia Hedwig, Countess of Nassau Dietz, as Charity, with her Children, a picture of 1621, in Het Loo, Apeldoorn. The figures in the present picture would not appear to be portraits.

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