Tag: Frans Francken
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01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Frans Francken the Younger’s The Seven Acts of Mercy, with Footnotes #212
In St Matthew’s Gospel (25:35-36) Christ addresses the righteous and speaks of six acts of charity: feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, welcoming strangers, clothing the naked, visiting the sick and visiting those in prison. The seventh – burying the dead – is not mentioned there, but depictions of that particular act of charity…