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Consoling the prisoners
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Consoling the prisoners. A man and a woman visit a prison where a prisoner is being beaten; other prisoners are chained or behind bars. The visitors give alms. Christ stands among the prisoners, giving his blessing. Part of a series of seven drawings after the paintings with depictions of the Seven Works of Mercy in the Rijksmuseum collection. Subject headings within the Atlas of Customs and Manners: Poverty and Charity.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineHet vertroosten van de gevangenen. 1845 - 1875. Bernardus Gerardus ten Berge. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
