The Charity
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The Charity
Under cover of darkness, Saint Nicholas throws three golden balls through the window of the house of an impoverished nobleman. Golden balls were often used by artists to represent the purses of the gold mentioned in the saint’s legend.
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Girolamo Macchietti
The Charity of St Nicholas of Bari
golden
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famous painting
famous
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oil paintings
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oil national gallery
London
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