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Extending Hospitality to Strangers
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Extending Hospitality to Strangers

Giovanni Volpato · 1700 - 1799 · etching; colour; engraving; paper

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

About this work

Depiction of one of the spiritual works of mercy: entertaining strangers. A young man and woman in pilgrim's attire stand before the open door of a house. The woman carries a child in a sling. Before the doorway a young lady makes an inviting gesture, inviting the pilgrims into her simply furnished home. Title below the image. The scene is framed by an ornamental border.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVreemdelingen gastvrijheid verlenen. 1700 - 1799. Giovanni Volpato. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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