Art Institute of Chicago
The Seven Works of Charity
Theodor de BryLinkedCulture matchlcp-ba4ea335ec90
- Date
- 1588
- Medium
- Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
- Culture
- Germany
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 43527
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
Theodor de Bry and his family produced numerous intricate ornamental designs. Many appeared in roundel formats, which required the viewer to turn the print around to read the entire image and its text. Here de Bry surrounded the central figure of Charity with the seven corporal works of mercy: feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, clothing the naked, sheltering the homeless, ministering to the sick, visiting the imprisoned, and burying the dead.
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- Credit line
- The Charles Deering Collection
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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