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Herod and Love (Caritas)

Hans Collaert (I) · 1576 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

In the foreground sits Love (Caritas) before an ancient building. Three children around her, a smoking brazier next to her. On the right Herod looking up at her. In the background the murder of the children of Bethlehem. The print has a Latin, French and Dutch inscription and is part of a series on the seven virtues.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print Charity, 'Caritas'Herod (not in biblical context)

Credit lineHerodes en de liefde (Caritas). 1576. Hans Collaert (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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