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Feeding the Hungry

Feeding the Hungry

Artist Georg Pencz (German, ca. 1500-1550)
Date1534
DimensionsDiam: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
MediumEngraving
ClassificationPrints
Credit LineGift of Geoffrey R. Bennett, in memory of his brother, Hubert D. Bennett
Object number
1974.10
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Label TextLeft 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.Exhibition HistoryTMA, Storytelling in Miniature, October 7, 2011-March 4, 2012.

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