# The Seven Works of Mercy

- By: Master of Alkmaar
- Date: 1504
- Medium: panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: support: height 103.5 cm x width 56.8 cm
- Credit line: Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt and the Commissie voor Fotoverkoop
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-2815-3--83bc0f8b56917b8aae82dbab8a92dd3d)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/9e59df23d16654bea1d6bbf1d7544a8c.jpg
- Who can see it: Adult profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

A Dutch city is the backdrop to this narrative that shows how a good Christian should help those in need. Christ stands among the spectators in almost every panel. The scenes give an impression of urban society around 1500. The work was badly damaged during the Iconoclasm of 1566, when Roman Catholic churches were vandalized by Protestants.