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Christ and the Works of Mercy
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Christ and the Works of Mercy

Johann Sadeler (I) · 1582 - 1597 · engraving; paper

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

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Christ, half-length, standing, with cross and crown of thorns. Above his head, the Holy Spirit (as a dove) and God the Father (tetragram). In the frame, surrounded by seven tondos with the performance of the seven works of mercy by mankind, with Christ in the role of the needy.

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Credit lineChristus en de werken van barmhartigheid. 1582 - 1597. Johann Sadeler (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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