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De zeven werken van barmhartigheid; 1: Het spijzen van de hongerigen 2: Het laven van de dorstigen 3: Het kleden van de naakten 4: Het begraven van de doden 5: Het herbergen van de reizigers 6: Het bezoeken van de zieken 7: Het vertroosten van de gevangenen
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The Seven Works of Mercy

Master of Alkmaar

1504

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

h 101cm × w 54cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

panel; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

the (seven) Acts of Mercy - VV - Christ present; burial; prison, jail; giving alms or other charity, e.g.: handing out food

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1918

Notes

? Commissioned by the regents of the Holy Spirit Almshouse, Alkmaar, and installed there, or placed in the St Laurenskerk, Alkmaar;{Knevel 1996, p....

Collection Type

paintings

About Master of Alkmaar

1450–1540

The Master of Alkmaar is named after the altarpiece of the Seven Works of Mercy painted in 1504 for the church of St. Lawrence in Alkmaar (currently in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam). Cornelis Buys the Elder is generally identified as the Master of Alkmaar, although the identification remains somewhat tentative. Comment on works: Religious

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