Giving the Thirsty Drink, The Seven Works of Mercy, print, Part of a series of seven works of mercy with depictions in an ancient setting., printmaker: François Hutin, Dresden, c. 1730 - c. 1750, Saxony, paper, etching, height 233 mm x width 164 mm, giving the thirsty to drink, 'sitiens potatur', one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy, A detailed pen-and-ink scene shows a group of figures gathered on a tiled foreground in front of stone architecture and columns, with a ruined wall and an arched opening in the middle distance and a tall pillar with a leafy tree beside it on the left; several people are bent or kneeling, reaching toward bowls and vessels, one woman kneels at the front holding a shallow dish while another stands carrying a large jar, a shirtless figure leans forward with a hand on a staff, an elderly man with a staff stoops near the center, and other figures cluster and gesture toward each other, their draped garments and exposed limbs rendered with fine crosshatching; architec...
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Giving the Thirsty Drink, The Seven Works of Mercy, print, Part of a series of seven works of mercy with depictions in an ancient setting., printmaker: François Hutin, Dresden, c. 1730 - c. 1750, Saxony, paper, etching, height 233 mm x width 164 mm, giving the thirsty to drink, 'sitiens potatur', one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy, A detailed pen-and-ink scene shows a group of figures gathered on a tiled foreground in front of stone architecture and columns, with a ruined wall and an arched opening in the middle distance and a tall pillar with a leafy tree beside it on the left; several people are bent or kneeling, reaching toward bowls and vessels, one woman kneels at the front holding a shallow dish while another stands carrying a large jar, a shirtless figure leans forward with a hand on a staff, an elderly man with a staff stoops near the center, and other figures cluster and gesture toward each other, their draped garments and exposed limbs rendered with fine crosshatching; architectural details include a fluted column base, carved pedestal, and a building facade with rectangular openings on the right, while radiating lines in the sky suggest light behind the ruined wall.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B33_378

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

41.8Mo (12.5Mo) / 27.0cm x 38.7cm / 3190 x 4575 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Giving Thirsty Drink Seven Works Mercy print Part series seven works mercy depictions ancient setting printmaker François Hutin Dresden c 1730 - c 1750 Saxony paper etching height 233 mm x width 164 mm giving thirsty drink sitiens potatur seven Acts detailed pen- -ink scene group figures gathered tiled foreground front stone architecture columns ruined wall arched opening middle distance tall pillar leafy tree beside left several people bent kneeling reaching bowls vessels woman kneels front holding shallow dish another stands carrying large jar shirtless figure leans forward hand staff elderly man stoops near center figures cluster gesture draped garments exposed limbs rendered fine crosshatching architectural details include fluted column base carved pedestal building facade rectangular openings right radiating lines sky suggest light ruined wall

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