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 Young Boy with a Hat
Young Boy with a Hat
c. 1655-56

Michael Sweerts The Studio
The Studio
1650

Michael Sweerts The Drawing School
The Drawing School
ca. 1655-60

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