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Title Page with the Last Judgment and the Works of Mercy
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Title Page with the Last Judgment and the Works of Mercy

Philips Galle · 1577 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Title page of a series of prints on the works of mercy (consisting of this title page and seven numbered prints). In the central frame the Last Judgment. Above it, oval cartouche with the title of the series. To the left and right of it, texts from Matthew 25. To the left and right of the main composition, an ornamental border with trophies referring to the seven Works of Mercy: bread and fruit refer to food for the hungry, wine and goblets to drink for the thirsty, clothing to clothing the naked, money bags and chains with locks to visiting the prisoners, bottles and kitchen utensils to visiting the sick, and a pilgrim's hat and musical instruments to hosting strangers. At the bottom in the middle, a skull and other attributes associated with burying the dead. Below the composition, four lines of Latin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineTitelblad met het Laatste Oordeel en de werken van barmhartigheid. 1577. Philips Galle. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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