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Faith, Hope, and Charity

1 Corinthians 13

The theological virtues are often personifyed. The text list is by no means exhaustive, but the Pauline passage probably offers the most significant biblical teaching on the subject. Even some artworks with a non-biblical background are included because they show a biblical attitude.

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  ANDREA del Sarto
       Charity (Before 1530):
            Child lookin upwards, upper part of figure
            Head of Charity and figure immediately next to her
            Head of left figure
            Lower left part of picture
            Upper part of picture
  BERNINI, Gian Lorenzo
       Charity (1671-78):
            Upper part of figure
      Charity with four children (1627-28):
            Central part of sculpture
            Lower part of sculpture
            Upper part of sculpture
      Charity with two children (1634):
            Central part of sculpture
            Upper part of sculpture
  CAFFIERI, Jean-Jacques
       Hope nourishing Love (1769):
            Lower part of sculpture
            Lower part of sculpture, rear
  DUBOIS, Paul
       Charity (After 1876):
            Child looking away from Charity
            From behind
            Head of Charity
            Head of child looking away from Charity
            Profile
            Upper part of constellation
            Upper part of constellation
      Prayer: Faith (1878):
            Head of figure
            Upper part of figure
  GIOVANNI da Balduccio
       Charity (C. 1330):
            Central right part of sculpture
            Head of Charity
            Lower part of sculpture
            Lower right part of sculpture
            Upper left part of sculpture
            Upper part of sculpture
  HOLIDAY, Henry
       Charity:
            Upper part of figure
      Faith:
            Upper part of figure
  LEMOYNE, Saint-Paul
       Hope (1826):
            Upper part of figure
  LČON de Bruxelles
       Hope to God (After 1528):
            Upper right part of picture
  MINO da Fiesole
       Charity (1475-80):
            Lower part of artwork
            Medium high part of artwork
            Upper part of artwork
      Faith (1475-80):
            Lower part of artwork
            Medium high part of artwork
            Upper part of artwork
  VAN BRUSSEL, Master Jean
       Hope to God (After 1528):
            Upper right part of picture
  VERMEER van Delft, Jan
       Allegory of the Faith, The (1671-74):
            Main figure
            Upper right corner of picture
  WATTS, George Frederick
       Hope (1886):
            Upper part of figure