Michael Sweerts

The Seven Acts of Mercy - Ministering to Prisoners



Michael Sweerts - The Seven Acts of Mercy - Ministering to Prisoners



Michael Sweerts
The Seven Acts of Mercy - Ministering to Prisoners
ca. 1646-49
73.7 x 96.5 cm
Oil on canvas
Private collection


Exhibitions

2002 Michael Sweerts (1618-1664), Nr. 5f

Iconclass

11V6 Visiting or liberating the imprisoned, 'incarceratus solatur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy

Other works by Michael Sweerts


Michael Sweerts The Seven Acts of Mercy - Visiting the Sick
The Seven Acts of Mercy - Visiting the Sick
ca. 1646-49

Michael Sweerts Portrait of a Man Holding a Skull
Portrait of a Man Holding a Skull
ca. 1660

Michael Sweerts A Painter's Studio
A Painter's Studio
ca. 1648-50

Michael Sweerts The Seven Acts of Mercy - Harbouring the Stranger
The Seven Acts of Mercy - Harbouring the Stranger
ca. 1646-49

Michael Sweerts Plague in an Ancient City
Plague in an Ancient City
ca. 1650