The Art of Master of Alkmaar - The Seven Works of Mercy, 1504. Oil on panel, h 101cm × w 54cm. Rijksmuseum. In the centre of the seven panels the act of burying the dead is represented, Christ being depicted in the sky on the Last Day. The other six panels represent the acts of mercy (charity): tending the hungry, the thirsty, the stranger, the naked, the sick, and the prisoner. Christ appears among the needy in all scenes. A Dutch city is the backdrop to this narrative that shows how a good Christian should help those in need. Christ stands among the spectators in almost every panel. The scenes give an impression of urban society around 1500. The work was badly damaged during the Iconoclasm of 1566, when Roman Catholic churches were vandalized by Protestants.
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