Identification title(s): hope, faith and love. I simboli della fede, della speranza, e della carità (title on object). New and old testament (series title). Object type: print object number: rp-p-1950-455. Catalog reference: le. Blanc 56-167. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: personifications of the three divine virtues: hope (spes) with an anchor, faith (fides) with a large cross and love (caritas) with two children. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: pietro monaco (mentioned on object), after drawing by: giovanni battista tiepolo (mentioned on object), supervision: pietro monaco (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: printmaker: venice, drawing from: italy, supervision: venice. Dating: 1717 - 1763. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: top: h 455 mm (cut off inside the plate edge. ) × w 270 mm (cut off inside the plate edge. ) explanation this print is part of a series of 112 prints with scenes from the old and new testament. Topic: what: the three theological virtues. Faith, 'fides'; 'fede', 'fede catholica', 'fede christiana', 'fede christiana catholica' (ripa) ~ one of the three theological virtues. Hope, 'spes'; 'speranza divina e certa' (ripa) ~ one of the three theological virtues. Charity, 'caritas'; 'carità' (ripa) ~ one of the three theological virtues. Credit line: purchase from the f. G. Waller fund. Acquisition: purchase 1950. Date: between 1717 and 1763.
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