Artwork
Acts of Mercy. St Joachim Visiting St Elizabeth
Acts of Mercy. St Joachim Visiting St Elizabeth is a photography by Unknown. It dates from 1614 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst. A black-and-white photograph reproduces a painting by 1924_person, created around 1614, titled 'Acts of Mercy.
About this work
Overview
A black-and-white photograph reproduces a painting by 1924_person, created around 1614, titled 'Acts of Mercy. St Joachim Visiting St Elizabeth'. The original painting is now held at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a scene where a group of people gather around a woman holding a baby, with a man standing to the right, set against a backdrop of a courtyard with columns and arches, likely representing a biblical or apocryphal narrative.
Technique & Style
The photograph captures the details of the original painting, including the facial expressions and clothing of the figures, conveying an atmosphere of quiet contemplation.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
The Adoration of the Magi
The Presentation at the Temple
Cityscape with Christ healing a man born blind
The Holy Family
The Adoration of the Magi
Anbetung der Könige (Kopie nach)
St. Peter Baptizing the Centurion, Cornelius
Joseph Selling Grain in Egypt
The Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Sheperds
Acts of Mercy. St Joachim Visiting St Elizabeth
The Holy Family with Saints