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ID: 901000626
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000626
Record Type: Character/Person

Faith (allegorical character)

Note: One or more figures representing the state or virtue of faith, symbolized by attributes or the situation in which the figure is represented. This topic is common in Christian iconography, thus the Christian crucifix is often an attribute of Faith.

Names:
Faith (allegorical character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Miscellaneous Topics (P)
....<Miscellaneous Allegory, Symbolism, Theme> (P)
........<Miscellaneous allegorical or symbolic characters> (P)
............Faith, Hope, and Charity (allegorical characters) (I)
................Faith (allegorical character) (P)
Other Relationships:
is personification of .... faith
.....(doctrinal concepts, religious concepts, religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... allegory (artistic device)
.....(symbolism (artistic concept), artistic devices, artistic concepts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Faith (allegorical character)
................Getty Research Institute Special Collections Finding Aids (2005-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Courtauld's Art and Architecture online (1999-) http://www.artandarchitecture.org.uk/images/gallery/e8dd39ae.html
................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437877

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