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A Sermon on Charity (possibly the Conversion of Saint Anthony)

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This panel may represent Saint Anthony listening to a reading from the Gospels and distributing his wealth to the poor, or it may be intended as a more general sermon on the virtues of charity. In either case, the theme reflects the concerns of the Biblical Humanists, a reform group that advocated charity as a moral obligation. Their doctrine, that a life lived in conformity with Christianity was more important than participation in Church ritual, could account for the unfinished brick wall dividing the composition in two parts: one showing ritual, the other active intervention in terms of offering charity.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: A Sermon on Charity (possibly the Conversion of Saint Anthony)
  • Artist: Netherlandish (Antwerp Mannerist) Painter (ca. 1520–25)
  • Medium: Oil on wood
  • Dimensions: 33 1/2 x 23 in. (85.1 x 58.4 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1908
  • Object Number: 08.183.2
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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