The Refreshing of the Thirsty

The Thirsty Being Quenched, as the second of the Seven Works of Mercy. The scene is framed by an architectural border with an arch. Above, in a cartouche, the title. In the middle background, the Wedding at Cana, and Christ and the Samaritan woman at the well; in the foreground, thirsty people are given drink. A man transports a wine barrel on a wooden cart. In the four outer corners, scenes from the Old Testament: Eliezer and Rebekah at the well, Hagar is given drink by an angel in the desert, Moses strikes water from the rock, Samson drinks water from the spring after defeating a hundred Philistines. On the right, the apostle Mark; on the left, King Solomon. With explanatory texts from the Old and New Testaments. Below the scene, four lines of Latin. This print is part of a series of prints of the Works of Mercy (consisting of a title page and seven numbered prints).