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Feeding the Hungry
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Feeding the Hungry

Michael Sweerts

1646 - 1649

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

h 75cm × w 99cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

canvas; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

feeding the hungry, 'esuriens cibatur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1920

Notes

De hongerigen spijzen. In een Italiaanse omgeving krijgt bij de trappen van een kerk een groep hongerigen te eten, in het midden een staande bedela...

Collection Type

paintings

About Michael Sweerts

1618–1664 • Spanish Netherlands

Comment on works: mythology, genre

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