The Property of the German Aristocratic Von Walderdorff Family
Joost Cornelisz. Droochsloot
The Seven Acts of Mercy
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The Property of the German Aristocratic Von Walderdorff Family
Joost Cornelisz. Droochsloot
Utrecht 1586–1666
The Seven Acts of Mercy
oil on canvas
unframed: 89.7 x 137.1 cm.; 35¼ x 54 in.
framed: 105.4 x 153.5 cm.; 41½ x 60⅜ in.
Droochsloot returned to this subject numerous times over the course of his career, likely because it suited his preference for figural depictions. Among others, signed treatments of the theme hang in the Museum Bredius, The Hague,1 and the Centraal Museum, Utrecht.2
1 Inv. no. 039-1946; oil on panel, 61 x 107 cm.
2 Inv. no. 11230; oil on canvas, 99.8 x 147.4 cm.
