# Caritas romana (Roman Charity)

- By: Artus Quellinus (I) (Antwerp, 1609–1668)
- Date: c. 1651 - c. 1652
- Medium: terracotta (clay material)
- Classification: model
- Dimensions: height 23.8 cm x width 24.5 cm x depth 22.5 cm
- Credit line: On loan from the City of Amsterdam
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/BK-AM-51-11--4cf2e4f268cf864428efbf514bc07085)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/MoOwO/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

This terracotta gives an impression of the first phase of Quellinus’ design process. It is a loosely modelled sketch for the never realized decoration of a water pump in the inner courtyard of the Town Hall. The subject is Pero offering her aged father, Cimon, her breast to keep him alive in prison – an appropriate subject for a pump near the municipal lockup.