ID: 901000400 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000400	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Roman Charity (Roman narrative)

Note: Roman legend: when the aged Cimon was forced to starve in prison before his execution, his devoted daughter Pero secretly visited her father to nourish him at her own breast. In his Memorable Acts and Sayings of the Ancient Romans, the ancient Roman historian Valerius Maximus presented Pero's selfless devotion as the highest example of honoring one's parent.

Names:

	Roman Charity (Roman narrative) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
	Caritas romana (Roman narrative) (Latin,U,P)
	Carità romana (Roman narrative) (Italian-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Roman iconography> (P)
		........<Roman narratives> (P)
		............Roman Charity (Roman narrative) (P)

Related Iconography:

	actor is .... Cimon
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Roman iconography, Roman characters, Cimon (Roman character)) [901000401]

	actor is .... Pero
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Roman iconography, Roman characters, Pero (Roman character)) [901000402]

	associated with .... Charity
	..........(Miscellaneous Topics, Miscellaneous Allegory, Symbolism, Theme, Miscellaneous allegorical or symbolic characters, Faith, Hope, and Charity (allegorical characters), Charity (allegorical character)) [901000244]

Sources:

	Roman Charity (Roman narrative)
	................Grove Art Online (2008-)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 99004123
	................Rijksmuseum [online] (2000-)
	Caritas romana (Roman narrative)
	................Grove Art Online (2008-)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Carità romana (Roman narrative)
	................ICCD database (1988-)
	................Grove Art Online (2008-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Charity#/media/File:Mei,_Bernardino_-_Caritas_romana_-_17th_century.jpg
	................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/203388
	................ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/127301/jean-baptiste-greuze-cimon-and-pero-roman-charity-french-1767-000000/