# Allegory of Faith [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ORIOLI, Pietro di Francesco degli]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Oil on panel, 89 x 46 cm ## Commentary The allegorical depictions of Faith and Charity formed part of a series of the Three Theological Virtues with a third painting depicting Hope \(in a private collection\). These types of panels, often comprising allegories or depictions of figures from antiquity, were very popular in Siena in the late 15th century and into the 16th century. They were usually incorporated into the decorative scheme of a room or set into pieces of furniture. The panel is inscribed at top: FIDES RECTA \(True Faith\). ## Related artworks - [Allegory of Charity \(detail\)]() - [Allegory of Charity]() - [Allegory of Faith \(detail\)]() - [Ascension]() - [Madonna and Child with Sts Jerome and Bernardino of Siena]() - [Sulpicia]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()