Mino da Fiesole, (artist), Florentine, 1429 - 1484, Faith, 1475/1480, marble, overall: 126 x 43 cm (49 5/8 x 16 15/16 in.), In the art of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, the Virtues were often personified by human figures carrying identifying attributes. Faith in this case had a chalice and a cross, now broken. As represented by Mino da Fiesole, a contemporary of Desiderio da Settignano and Antonio Rossellino, Faith and a companion piece, Charity, appear as slender young girls in clinging, layered gowns with fine pleats. Their heavy mantles are carved in distinctive, angular folds

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