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Lot Essay
A giltwood cassone almost certainly from the same workshop, decorated very similarly and the interior painted with the same scene, is illustrated in E. Barbolini Ferrari, Mobili Dipinti, Tempera, Lacca ed Arte Povera nelle Botteghe tra XVII e XVIII Secolo, Modena, 2004, p. 76.
A popular subject for many artists from the 16th to the 18th century, 'Roman Charity' was considered one of the most moving examples of filial piety in the literature of antiquity. The allegory tells the story of an elderly father, Cimon, who was forced to starve in prison whilst awaiting execution. To prevent her father from dying, his daughter Pero suckled him on her visits to jail, and so moved Cimon's captors that she won his release.
A popular subject for many artists from the 16th to the 18th century, 'Roman Charity' was considered one of the most moving examples of filial piety in the literature of antiquity. The allegory tells the story of an elderly father, Cimon, who was forced to starve in prison whilst awaiting execution. To prevent her father from dying, his daughter Pero suckled him on her visits to jail, and so moved Cimon's captors that she won his release.