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Visiting the sick
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Visiting the sick as one of the seven works of mercy. In the center, people visiting a sick person. In the background, the Good Samaritan caring for the wounded man and Christ healing Peter's mother-in-law in a house. Surrounding scenes from biblical stories related to visiting the sick. Lower left: Job on the dunghill. On the left, King Solomon; on the right, James. 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 descriptionCredit lineBezoeken van de zieken. 1577. Philips Galle. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.