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Refreshing the Thirsty

Michiel Sweertsca. 1646 - ca. 1649

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Sweerts painted his series of the ‘Seven Works of Mercy’ on different kinds of linen. For this painting, he used rather coarse canvas; accordingly, his brushstrokes are broader. Visible in the background of this scene is the church of Santissima Trinità dei Monti in Rome, an allusion to the necessity – then as now – of helping the needy and offering refreshment to the thirsty.

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  • Title: Refreshing the Thirsty
  • Creator: Sweerts, Michael
  • Date Created: ca. 1646 - ca. 1649
  • Physical Dimensions: doek
  • Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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