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Feeding the hungry
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Feeding the hungry

Philips Galle · 1577 · engraving; paper

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

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Feeding the hungry as one of the seven works of mercy. In the center, a man points to a table where he feeds the hungry. In the background, the miraculous multiplication of loaves. Surrounding scenes from biblical stories related to feeding the hungry. Upper left: Elijah and the widow of Zarephath, behind him the angel bringing food to Elijah. Upper right: Elisha and the meal for a hundred prophets, lower right: David receiving bread from Abimelech, lower left: Obadiah distributing bread to a hundred prophets in a cave. On the left, Christ; on the right, the prophet Isaiah. Various biblical texts in Latin within the composition. A four-line verse in Latin below the scene. This print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSpijzigen van de hongerigen. 1577. Philips Galle. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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