Acts of Mercy. St Joachim Visiting St Elizabeth 1613 - 1615

"Acts of Mercy. St Joachim Visiting St Elizabeth" is a 17th-century painting by Bartolomeo Schedoni, currently housed at the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen, Denmark. The painting depicts the biblical scene where St Joachim, accompanied by his followers, visits St Elizabeth and offers her alms. Schedoni, known for his realistic and emotionally charged paintings, captures the scene with a sense of drama and compassion. The figures are rendered with meticulous detail, their expressions and gestures conveying the piety and devotion of the moment. The setting, a classical architecture with a distant landscape, further underscores the timeless nature of the theme of charity and mercy.