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Oil painting of a woman nursing an infant, with nude children at her side, a sleeping child on the left, a white bird at lower right, and a stone column.

Allegory of Charity

A woman in a blue headscarf and red drape nurses an infant while a nude toddler clutches her skirt and another child sleeps on a stone ledge at left. A white bird with a long beak stands at lower right beside a column, all in soft, warm oil tones.

Artist
Francesco de Mura
Date
c. 1743–44
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1761 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1749).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Preston O. Morton Memorial Fund for Older Paintings

Español: Alegoría de la Caridad

Una mujer con un velo azul y un paño rojo amamanta a un bebé mientras un niño desnudo se aferra a su falda y otro niño duerme sobre una repisa de piedra a la izquierda. Un ave blanca de pico largo está en la parte inferior derecha, junto a una columna, con tonos cálidos y suaves de óleo.

Português: Alegoria da Caridade

Uma mulher com um véu azul e um tecido vermelho amamenta um bebê enquanto um menino nu se agarra à sua saia e outra criança dorme sobre uma saliência de pedra à esquerda. Um pássaro branco de bico longo está na parte inferior direita, ao lado de uma coluna, em tons quentes e suaves de óleo.

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