Author(s):
bosse, abraham (tours, between 1602 and 1604 - paris, between 14–02–1676 and 16–2–1676), engraver
bosse, abraham (tours, between 1602 and 1604 - paris, between 14–02–1676 and 16–2–1676), designer
poilly, editor
other title: works of mercy: visiting the sick (dummy title)
date of production: around 1635
dating in centuries: 2nd quarter of the 17th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): print
materials and techniques: etching
dimensions - square line:
height: 21. 5cm
width: 31. 6cm
description:
plate 5 of a series of seven plates entitled "the works of mercy". Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - on the front, at the bottom, printed in ink: "visit the sick. "; "id poilly excud with privilege du roy. ". Legend - on the front, at the bottom, printed in ink, verses: "is there any barbarian, who does not persuade / to have for his neighbor a holy friendship / this pauure, in his bed languid, and sick, / who the hardest hearts can bend with pity? // while weighed down by human weaknesses, / he gives in to so many evils, which we see him endure, / his wife, and his children, in the midst of his sorrows, / do not cease to moan, to cry, and to cry. // heaven then inspires in equitable souls / a generous desire to work for him; / and makes it so that by assisting him with their charitable care, / they try to cure his evil and his trouble // christian, this teaches you that if with frank courage / you help your neighbor, with good things. Abandoned; / you will receive double, and a hundred times as much, / from the hand of celuy by whom everything is given. "
stamp - on the front, bottom right, in red ink: "ville / de / paris" (cf. Lugt suppl. 2012c). Stamp - on the front, bottom left, in black ink: "carnavalet"
inventory number - on the front, bottom right, in black ink: "r. G: 102"
iconographic description:
in a poor interior decorated however with two prints, one of which is a moses with the tables of the law and the other a horseman and an infantryman in a landscape), a sick bedridden receives a visit from charitable people. Charity. 17th century furniture. 17th century fashion. Children. Games. Historical commentary:
the works of mercy are devotional practices which are imposed on the faithful in search of their salvation, as a guide to moral and spiritual conduct. There are 7 of them, the number of perfection in the biblical tradition. The list was established around 1220: feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, visiting the sick, visiting or redeeming prisoners, welcoming pilgrims or giving hospitality to strangers, clothing the naked, burying the dead. These works are the subject of incessant reminders, the engravings of which ensure wide distribution. Mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 06–1886
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: g. 102
part of:
works of mercy. Date: circa 1635.
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