<p style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">This painting was commissioned by the St Barbara and St Lawrence Hospital on Oudegracht. The hospital’s administrators are depicted among those helping the needy. The seven works of mercy are: (1) to feed the hungry, (2) to give water to the thirsty, (3) to clothe the naked, (4) to shelter the homeless, (5) to visit the sick, (6) to visit prisoners, and (7) to bury the dead.</span></p>
This painting was commissioned by the St Barbara and St Lawrence Hospital on Oudegracht. The hospital’s administrators are depicted among those helping the needy. The seven works of mercy are: (1) to feed the hungry, (2) to give water to the thirsty, (3) to clothe the naked, (4) to shelter the homeless, (5) to visit the sick, (6) to visit prisoners, and (7) to bury the dead.
