The Seven Works of Mercy

The Seven Works of Mercy

De zeven werken van barmhartigheid; 3: Het kleden van de naakten

SK-A-2815-3

inscription, lower rail of the frame: ‘Uwen evenmensche zijn naecktheyt wilt decken / op dat god wijt doet uwer so[n]den vlecken’

A Dutch city is the backdrop to this narrative that shows how a good Christian should help those in need. Christ stands among the spectators in almost every panel. The scenes give an impression of urban society around 1500. The work was badly damaged during the Iconoclasm of 1566, when Roman Catholic churches were vandalized by Protestants.

painter: Meester van Alkmaar

1504

olieverf op paneel

height 103.5 cm x width 56.8 cm

Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt and the Commissie voor Fotoverkoop

purchase 1918-07

Public domain

See the provenance for SK-A-2815.

To refer to this object, please use the following persistent URL:

https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200415344