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Seven panels showing the Seven Works of Mercy, with small figures in street and interior scenes, painted in bright colors.

The Seven Works of Mercy

Seven panels in a row show the Seven Works of Mercy in small street and interior scenes: feeding the hungry, giving drink, clothing the naked, burying the dead, and more. Figures in period dress act within painted architecture, with bright colors and a blue sky above the rooftops.

Artist
Master of Alkmaar
Date
1504
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 1000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1504.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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