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Quenching the Thirsty
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Quenching the Thirsty

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert · 1552 · etching; engraving; paper

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

About this work

A man gives a beggar without an arm to drink from a jug. In the background more beggars are drinking. In the foreground the Christ child drinks from a bottle. The print has a Dutch inscription and is part of a series with the six Works of Mercy.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDorstigen laven. 1552. Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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