The Seven Works of Charity

Prints and Drawings

1588

Theodor de Bry
Flemish, 1528-1598

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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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Theodor de Bry
Title: The Seven Works of Charity
Place: Germany (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1581–1623
Medium: Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Image/sheet, trimmed within platemark: 12.1 × 12.1 cm (4 13/16 × 4 13/16 in.)
Credit Line: The Charles Deering Collection
Reference Number: 1927.2676
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