Feeding the Hungry
Artist: Georg Pencz (German, ca. 1500-1550)
Date: 1534
Dimensions:
Diam: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Medium: Engraving
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Geoffrey R. Bennett, in memory of his brother, Hubert D. Bennett
Object number: 1974.10
Label Text:Left to right, top to bottom:
Feeding the Hungry
Clothing the Naked
Giving Drink to the Thirsty
Visiting Prisoners
Lodging Travelers
Caring for the Sick
Burying the Dead
These prints show the corporeal acts of mercy (those that tend to bodily needs) of the Christian belief. In Matthew 25:31–46 six works of mercy are denoted. According to Matthew, observance of the duties of mercy leads to salvation, while failure to act mercifully results in damnation. The last work of mercy, burying the dead, comes from the Hebrew book of Tobit.
Feeding the Hungry
Clothing the Naked
Giving Drink to the Thirsty
Visiting Prisoners
Lodging Travelers
Caring for the Sick
Burying the Dead
These prints show the corporeal acts of mercy (those that tend to bodily needs) of the Christian belief. In Matthew 25:31–46 six works of mercy are denoted. According to Matthew, observance of the duties of mercy leads to salvation, while failure to act mercifully results in damnation. The last work of mercy, burying the dead, comes from the Hebrew book of Tobit.
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