In the art of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, the Virtues were often personified by human figures carrying identifying attributes. Charity typically holds one or more children.
National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1941: 228, no.
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Guy Pène du Bois painted Pierrot Tired while living in France in the 1920s. Although the artist’s strained finances forced him to live some 30 miles outside Paris, his fascination with that city’s café society and expatriate culture led him to paint many views of well-to-do restaurant and nightclub patrons.
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Alexander Calder’s monumental mobile moves solely on the air currents in the East Building’s Central Court. The sculptor originally intended the work to have a motor, but the use of advanced, lightweight materials made this unnecessary.
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The artist’s wife Camille stands on a hill with their son Jean behind her. Monet worked quickly to record this moment.
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