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The pictorial representation of the works of mercy began in the 12th century. The Seven Works of Mercy by Caravaggio, 1606/07 (Naples) The Master of Alkmaar painted the polyptych of the Seven works of mercy (c. 1504) for the Church of Saint Lawrence in Alkmaar, Netherlands. His series of wooden panel paintings show the works of mercy, with ...
The Seven Works of Mercy (Italian: Sette opere di Misericordia), also known as The Seven Acts of Mercy, is an oil painting by Italian painter Caravaggio, circa 1607.The painting depicts the seven corporal works of mercy in traditional Catholic belief, which are a set of compassionate acts concerning the material needs of others.
The Seven Works of Mercy is a 1504 oil on panel painting by the Master of Alkmaar, consisting of seven panels, each showing one of the works of mercy.. The paintings show the corporal works of mercy, with Jesus in the background viewing each, in this order: feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, clothing the naked, burying the dead, sheltering the traveler, comforting the sick, and ...
Seven Works of Mercy, 1606–1607, at the altar of Pio Monte della Misericordia, Naples A sculpture at the entrance of the church. The Pio Monte della Misericordia is a church in the historic center of Naples, southern Italy. It is famous for its art works, including Caravaggio's The Seven Works of Mercy.
Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk (Alkmaar) The Master of Alkmaar was a Dutch painter active around Alkmaar at the beginning of the sixteenth century. Their name is derived from a series of panel paintings from the church of Saint Lawrence in that city, dated to 1504 and showing the Seven Works of Mercy; they are currently in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
Seven Works of Mercy: Naples, Pio Monte della Misericordia: 390 × 260 cm Oil on canvas: 1607: Crucifixion of Saint Andrew: Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art: 202.5 × 152.7 cm Oil on canvas: 1607: David with the Head of Goliath: Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum: 90.5 × 116 cm Oil on wood: 1607: Madonna of the Rosary (Madonna del Rosario)
Caravaggio combined all seven works of mercy in one composition, which became the church's altarpiece. [49] Alessandro Giardino has also established the connection between the iconography of "The Seven Works of Mercy" and the cultural, scientific and philosophical circles of the painting's commissioners. [50]
Mercy has also been an important subject of Christian iconography. Since the Middle Ages, many representations in art encouraged people to practice the works of mercy and, as the art historian Ralf van Bühren explains using the example of Caravaggio, helped "the audience to explore mercy in their own lives". [16]: 79–80