Beneficenza, Antonio Orazio Quinzio, between 1913 and 1915

Charity, painting by antonio orazio quinzio. The painting is part of a quartet of paintings specially painted on the occasion of the foundation of the genoese headquarters of the bank of italy. The works were created between 1913 and 1915 and are exhibited in the public hall of the palace. The scroll reads: "in 1655 the albergo dei poveri was established, an outstanding monument of city charity, the first example of a shelter for beggars". Date: between 1913 and 1915. Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Banca d'Italia. Antonio Orazio Quinzio, Beneficenza