Tomb of Catherine of Austria: Charity
by TINO DI CAMAINO, Marble
The tomb of Catherine of Austria includes some of the most beautiful sculpture Tino carried out in Naples. The beautiful group representing Charity, if it lacks the vitality of the Orso caryatids, reaches a high level of decorative accomplishment. Particularly beautiful is the device by which the entire support is carved with foliage, and the figures emerging from it are depicted in deep relief. This caryatid has no counterpart in Tino’s later works in Naples.