A nearly naked woman (charity) walks in a coastal landscape, a bundle of ears and a sprig of roses in her left arm, giving away money with her right hand. At her right foot, a beautiful young woman scatters roses for a boar (generosity), at her left foot an ugly old woman buries a pot of money (greed). Beneath the scene two lines of Latin, Allegory of Charity, print maker: Hendrick Goltzius, (workshop of), Hendrick Goltzius, publisher: Hendrick Goltzius, (mentioned on object), Haarlem, c. 1582 - c. 1584, paper, engraving, h 381 mm × w 279 mm

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