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The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence; (reverse) Giving Drink to the Thirsty
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The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence; (reverse) Giving Drink to the Thirsty

Master of the Acts of Mercy

Date unknown

Medium

Oil on fir, (obverse) gold ground

Tags

SufferingMenSaint Lawrence

Dimensions

Painted surface 29 x 18 3/8 in. (73.7 x 46.7 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of The Jack and Belle Linsky Foundation, 1981

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Rights

Public Domain

About Master of the Acts of Mercy

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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