Heinrich Gerhard
De Liefde
May one see it?
Unknown
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
The reclining woman represents Love. She is accompanied by two children and holds a flaming heart in her right hand. Together with her pendant, Faith, and a missing statue of Hope, Love probably graced a tabernacle (a receptacle or cabinet containing the Host) in a church.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- BK-1957-8-A
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
