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Man Performs His Duty Out of Piety
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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The personification of Piety (Pietas) gives alms to a beggar. As an attribute, she holds a burning altar in her hand. In the background, expressions of pious life: visiting the sick as one of the works of mercy (right) and the performance of daily work such as weaving mats and baskets. The print has a Dutch, Latin and French inscription and is part of a twelve-part series with the subject of the degeneration of the Catholic clergy and the causes of the uprising and the Iconoclasm.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineUit godsvruchtigheid doet de mens zijn plicht. 1604. Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
