Frontispiece with the Last Judgment and the works of mercy., Philip Galle, 1577

Frontispiece of the series the seven works of mercy, which are those that tend to bodily needs. The parable of the sheep and the goats (matthew 25:31-46) enumerates such acts -- though not this precise list -- as the reason for the salvation of the saved, and the omission of them as the reason for damnation. Feed the hungry give drink to the thirsty clothe the naked shelter the homeless visit the imprisoned visit the sick bury the dead. Date: 1577. Dimensions: height: 25.6 cm (10 in); width: 19.2 cm (7.5 in). Medium: engraving. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Hendrik Goltzius - Septem Opera Misericordiae...