# MASTER of the Acts of Mercy

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## Artist

- Profession: painter
- School: Austrian

## Biography

Austrian painter, named after a set of panels depicting the six biblical acts of mercy and scenes from the martyrdoms of St John the Baptist and St Lawrence, around which a small oeuvre has been assembled. His localization in Salzburg is supported by the Nonnberg Crypt Altarpiece, putatively made for the Nonnberg Convent there.

## Related artworks

- [Clothing the Naked \(exterior\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/master-of-the-acts-of-mercy-r72a949cce57638/clothing-the-naked-exterior-rc9c2782898bd36>)
- [Feeding the Hungry \(exterior\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/master-of-the-acts-of-mercy-r72a949cce57638/feeding-the-hungry-exterior-r10f5f9f2031fb0>)
- [Giving Drink to the Thirsty \(exterior\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/master-of-the-acts-of-mercy-r72a949cce57638/giving-drink-to-the-thirsty-exterior-r537c1bae97f3cd>)
- [Martyrdom of St Lawrence \(interior, detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/master-of-the-acts-of-mercy-r72a949cce57638/martyrdom-of-st-lawrence-interior-detail-re7cd9bd4aad95a>)
- [Martyrdom of St Lawrence \(interior\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/master-of-the-acts-of-mercy-r72a949cce57638/martyrdom-of-st-lawrence-interior-r9e7627b63b31ee>)
- [Providing Shelter to Strangers \(exterior\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/master-of-the-acts-of-mercy-r72a949cce57638/providing-shelter-to-strangers-exterior-rc1709b586f1869>)
- [St Lawrence before the Emperor \(interior\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/master-of-the-acts-of-mercy-r72a949cce57638/st-lawrence-before-the-emperor-interior-ra081658ef2a274>)
- [The Beheading of John the Baptist \(interior\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/master-of-the-acts-of-mercy-r72a949cce57638/the-beheading-of-john-the-baptist-interior-rbc235cf212e16b>)
- [The Feast of Herod \(interior\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/master-of-the-acts-of-mercy-r72a949cce57638/the-feast-of-herod-interior-r9524b7f321ce4b>)

## Attribution

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