Year 1627–28 (1627–28) Medium Terracotta Dimensions 39 cm (15 in) Media Terracotta | Type Sculpture Subject Charity Created 1627–1628 Catalogue 30 | |
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Charity with Four Children is a sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Executed between 1627 and 1628, the work is housed in the Vatican Museums in Vatican City. The small terracotta sculpture represents Charity breast-feeding a child, with three other children playing. There is an imprint of the artist's thumbprint in the clay.
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