Jan 18
An Allegory of Charity and Justice Reconciled
Artist: Giovanni Baglione (Italian, 1566-1643) mannerist
Date: 1622
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Royal Collection Trust, London, United Kingdom
Description
An Allegory of Charity and Justice Reconciled is a painting symbolizing that justice must be tempered by mercy/charity, showing figures of Justice and Charity bound by a golden chain held by Divine Wisdom. The work emphasizes spiritual love (Charity) as the source of mercy, using inscriptions from the Bible to underscore its message that love and righteous judgment must coexist.
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