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Description: | Founded by St Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac in the seventeenth century, the Sisters of Charity are different from other religious orders as they do not live in a convent. They are completely dedicated to the service of the poor, the sick, orphaned children, disabled people or the education of young children, to cite but a few of their duties. The young Sister represented in the painting is probably on her way to a poor family, bringing them food in her basket. She appears very young and pretty, and may well be from a good family, as young girls could join the Sisters only for a while, as vows were annual rather than perpetual. | Subjects: | figure; landscape; religion (Sister of Charity) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: French School Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8976... | Go to resource |
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