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Christian deeds of mercy, Aertsen, Pieter ca. 1508–1575 painter, genre scenes, Netherlandish painting, Christian deeds of mercy iconography, Serlio, Sebastiano 1475–1554, Caritas allegory, Serlio, Sebastiano 1475–1554. I sette libri dell'architettura, feeding the hungry, comforting prisoners, The Last Judgment iconography, welcoming travelers, clothing the naked, giving water to the thirsty, burying the dead, visiting the sick, cityscapes, architectural motifs, genre scenes against a landscape background, genre scenes in the interior, religious scenes, Amsterdam Netherlands, 29/05/1575 date, painting, painting: height 111.5 cm, width 144.1 cm, with frame: height 133 cm, width 164 cm, thickness 10.5 cm, A crowded outdoor scene in muted earth tones with a group of people gathered around architectural ruins and archways, featuring stone columns in gray and red, carved reliefs, and a tiled ground in brown and tan. Many figures wear layered clothing in colors like brown, beige, red, yellow, black, and white; some have cloaks, hats, or headscarves in gray, tan, and ochre. A few barefoot figures and elderly people appear in tattered garments, and several children are present. Baskets filled with loaves of bread in golden and tan hues, jugs in brown, and scattered cloths in white and red lie on the ground. A man in darker robes and a hat stands near columns while others reach for or hand out pieces of bread. In the background, more people in muted greens, browns, and grays move under arches and among trees with green foliage, and a small brown dog stands near baskets in the foreground.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Christian deeds mercy Aertsen Pieter ca 1508–1575 painter genre scenes Netherlandish painting mercy iconography Serlio Sebastiano 1475–1554 Caritas allegory I sette libri dell'architettura feeding hungry comforting prisoners Last Judgment iconography welcoming travelers clothing naked giving water thirsty burying dead visiting sick cityscapes architectural motifs landscape background interior religious scenes Amsterdam Netherlands 29 05 1575 date painting height 111.5 cm width 144.1 cm frame 133 cm width 164 cm thickness 10.5 cm crowded outdoor scene muted earth tones group people gathered architectural ruins archways featuring stone columns gray red carved reliefs tiled ground brown tan figures wear layered clothing colors beige yellow black white cloaks hats headscarves ochre barefoot figures elderly people tattered garments several children present Baskets filled loaves bread golden tan hues jugs scattered cloths red lie ground man darker robes hat stands near columns reach hand pieces background people muted greens browns grays move under arches trees green foliage small dog near baskets foreground.