Marteen de Vos "The Seven Acts of Mercy" gravura veche 1580

The Seven Acts of Mercy

• Object type

  • print

• Museum number

  1937,0915.129

• Title (series)

  • The Seven Acts of Mercy

• Description

  Visiting prisoners with Christ looking on; a prison with a man paying a jailer at centre; Christ seen seated to left, talking with a prisoner; behind, a torture scene; to right, a woman bearing food and drink to the captives; on full sheet; after Maarten de Vos. 
  Engraving

• Producer name

  • Published by: Gerard de Jode 
  • After: Maarten de Vos 

• School/style

  • Netherlandish 

• Date

  • 1580 (circa)

• Materials

  • paper

• Technique

  • engraving 

• Inscriptions

  • • Inscription Content

      Lettered in margin "IN CARCERE ... AD ME".

• Curator's comments

  For comment see D,6.169. A related drawing in a private collection (see Hollstein).

• Bibliography

  • Hollstein 627 (Maarten de Vos) 

• Location

  Not on display (D+F Post-binder Large)

• Subjects

  • prison 

• Associated names

  • Representation of: Jesus Christ 

• Acquisition name

  • Donated by: Campbell Dodgson 

• Acquisition date

  1937

• Department

  Prints & Drawings

• Registration number

  1937,0915.129