c. 1545
Oil on wood
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
The Charity is perhaps the most impressive independent painting of Salviati's Florentine period, and an accurate marker of the abilities of this generally quite uneven easel painter. In this panel he filled the space with bodies set fairly close to the picture plane while allowing the figures sufficient room for complex movements. The formal sophistication achieved by Salviati is exceedingly elaborate in its treatment of volumes.
