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According to H. Arthur Klein:
“The allegorical figure of Charity here is a woman whose face bespeaks kindness and consideration. The warm humanity in her expression comes through even more effectively in the original drawing. She holds in her hand a heart aflame (a contrast to the allegorical figure for the sin of Envy who eats her heart out) ” (p. 124) .

Created c. 1559, Charity was engraved by Philips Galle, based on an original drawing by Pieter Bruegel featuring the following inscription in the lower margin: SPERES TIBI ACCIDERE QVOD ALTERI ACCIDIT, ITA DEMVM EXCITABERIS AD OPEM FERENDAM / SI SVMPSERIS EIVS ANIMV QVI OPEM TVNC IN MALIS CONSTITVTVS IMPLORAT (Expect what happens to others to happen to you; you will then and not till then be aroused to offer help only if you make your own the feelings of the man who appeals for help in the midst of adversity) . The signature of Bruegel is inscribed in cartouche in the lower right: ‘BRVEGEL. 1559’ With ‘H. cock excude.’ in cartouche in the lower left. The latin, CHARITAS (Charity) is also inscribed in cartouche in the lower center.

ABOUT THE FRAMING:
Set in a Spanish style bronze and gold frame, the ribbon detailing of the moulding compliments the meandering curved shapes within the image. Decorative detail echo acanthus leaves which evoke a classical aura to the work. Completed with white, linen-wrapped mats with a matching gold inner fillet, Charity is set behind an archival Plexiglas® cover.