The Daily Painting: Faith, Hope and Love

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Faith, Hope and Love

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Mary Lizzie Macomber

(American, 1861-1916)

Faith, Hope and Love, ????

Oil on canvas

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:12-13

2 comments:

Cor MariaeAugust 27, 2010 at 1:34 PM
sooo which is which? Love is on top with the wings I'd guess...then is the one on her right hope or faith? the lamp could be the light of hope or faith... :P ;D
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R. A.August 29, 2010 at 9:35 PM
Hope is pretty often shown with a harp, so I think the one on her left must be hope. :)
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