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Refreshing the Thirsty
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Sweerts painted his series of the ‘Seven Works of Mercy’ on different kinds of linen. For this painting, he used rather coarse canvas; accordingly, his brushstrokes are broader. Visible in the background of this scene is the church of Santissima Trinità dei Monti in Rome, an allusion to the necessity – then as now – of helping the needy and offering refreshment to the thirsty.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDe dorstigen laven. c. 1646 - c. 1649. Michael Sweerts. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
