Title

The Seven Works of Mercy, 1504. Creator: Master of Alkmaar.

Caption

The Seven Works of Mercy, 1504. Other Title(s): Polyptych with the Seven Works of Charity. The seven Corporal Works of Mercy: To feed the hungry; To give water to the thirsty; To clothe the naked; To shelter the homeless; To visit the sick; To visit the imprisoned, or ransom the captive; To bury the dead. A town in Holland is the setting for a narrative strip showing how a good Christian should help the needy. In almost all the scenes, Christ appears among the onlookers. The scenes give a sense of town life around 1500. This is one of the many art works severely damaged when Protestants cleansed Holland's Catholic churches of what they considered idolatrous imagery in 1566.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM23A71_129

Model release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,9Mb (3,5Mb) / 27,9in x 7,1in / 8368 x 2126 (300dpi)

Keywords

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