Flämischer Manierist des 17. Jahrhunderts Lot n° 339

ALLEGORY OF THE THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES Oil on wood. Parquetry. 76 x 105 cm. In gilded frame with ornamental relief. The theological virtues depicted here by means of allegorical figures are already thematized in 1 Corinthians: "For now faith, hope, love, these three remain; but the greatest of these is love." (1 Cor 13:13). Presented here by three female figures, the one on the left holding a Bible (faith), the one in the middle feeding a flock of children (love) and the one on the right offering an anchor (hope). Literature: Cf. Henry Bars, The Divine Virtues. Faith, Hope, Love, Aschaffenburg 1963 (1401781) (13) Flemish Mannerist, 17th century ALLEGORY OF THE THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES Oil on panel. Parquetted. 76 x 105 cm. Literature: cf. Henry Bars: The Divine Virtues. Faith, Hope, Love, Aschaffenburg 1963.