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The Seven Works of Mercy (Italian: Sette opere di Misericordia), also known as The Seven Acts of Mercy, is an oil painting by Italian painter Caravaggio, circa 1607.The painting depicts the seven corporal works of mercy in traditional Catholic belief, which are a set of compassionate acts concerning the material needs of others.
The Pio Monte della Misericordia is a church in the historic center of Naples, southern Italy. It is famous for its art works, including Caravaggio's The Seven Works of Mercy. A charity brotherhood (Pio Monte della Misericordia in Italian meaning Pious Mount of Mercy in English) was founded in August 1601 by seven young nobles, who met every ...
The pictorial representation of the works of mercy began in the 12th century. The Seven Works of Mercy by Caravaggio, 1606/07 (Naples) The Master of Alkmaar painted the polyptych of the Seven works of mercy (c. 1504) for the Church of Saint Lawrence in Alkmaar, Netherlands. His series of wooden panel paintings show the works of mercy, with ...
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The Virgin of Mercy is a subject in Christian art, showing a group of people sheltering for protection under the outspread cloak, or pallium, of the Virgin Mary.It was especially popular in Italy from the 13th to 16th centuries, often as a specialised form of votive portrait; it is also found in other countries and later art, especially Spain and Latin America.
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A migrant reception center in Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa was overwhelmed Thursday as authorities worked to transfer to the mainland thousands of people who arrived on small ...
Santi Buglioni, Pistoia, Spedale del Ceppo Santi Buglioni, Pistoia, Spedale del Ceppo. Undoubtedly his most remarkable and famous work, which far exceeds in importance all his remaining activity, is the frieze with the Works of Mercy, in glazed and coloured terracotta, on the façade of the Spedale del Ceppo in Pistoia.