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Engraving of three allegorical women representing Faith, Hope and Charity, with a dove above and a kneeling child at right.

Fides Spes Charitas

Three allegorical women personify Faith, Hope and Charity in this engraving. Faith on the left leans on a large cross, Hope in the center clasps her hands and gazes upward, and Charity holds two children while a kneeling child reaches toward her, beneath a dove of the Holy Spirit within rays of light.

Artist
Pieter de Bailliu (I) (mentioned on object)
Date
1623-1660
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3084 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1660.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: La Fe, la Esperanza y la Caridad

Tres figuras alegóricas femeninas personifican la Fe, la Esperanza y la Caridad en este grabado. La Fe, a la izquierda, se apoya en una gran cruz; la Esperanza, en el centro, junta las manos y mira hacia arriba; la Caridad sostiene a dos niños mientras un niño arrodillado se acerca a ella, bajo una paloma del Espíritu Santo entre rayos de luz.

Português: A Fé, a Esperança e a Caridade

Três figuras alegóricas femininas personificam a Fé, a Esperança e a Caridade nesta gravura. A Fé, à esquerda, apoia-se numa grande cruz; a Esperança, no centro, une as mãos e olha para cima; a Caridade segura duas crianças enquanto uma criança ajoelhada se aproxima dela, sob uma pomba do Espírito Santo entre raios de luz.

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