{"product_id":"clothing-the-naked","title":"Clothing the Naked","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClothing the Naked\u003c\/b\u003e, painted around 1661 by the Flemish artist \u003cb\u003eMichiel Sweerts\u003c\/b\u003e, depicts one of the Seven Acts of Mercy long promoted in Catholic devotional teaching. Rather than the crowded, anecdotal scenes typical of the theme, Sweerts reduces it to a single, fraught encounter between two figures: one richly dressed, the other nude and visibly wary of the garment being offered to him — mercy staged as an uneasy transaction between strangers rather than a comfortable act of charity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSweerts, from Brussels, was active in Amsterdam in the years around this painting, living a life of regular fasting and devotion; he would join a missionary expedition to Persia the following year, from which he was later dismissed for erratic behavior. That same austere, searching temperament runs through this canvas — muted color, sculptural figures, and a psychological tension rare in religious painting of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow held in the collection of \u003cb\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/b\u003e (Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1984), this masterwork is presented here as a \u003cb\u003epremium stretched canvas reproduction\u003c\/b\u003e, printed on museum-quality matte canvas and hand-wrapped around a solid 0.75-inch gallery wrap frame — ready to hang and built to last.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:24px;font-size:14px\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMichiel Sweerts\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eYear\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eca. 1661\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e32 1\/4 x 45 in. (81.9 x 114.3 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eMovement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBaroque\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:24px;font-size:14px;border-top:1px solid #e0e0e0\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding:12px 0 8px\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvailable sizes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40 × 30 cm (16″ × 12″)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50 × 40 cm (20″ × 16″)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e90 × 60 cm (36″ × 24″)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding:8px 0 4px;color:#888;font-size:13px\"\u003eAll sizes include a 0.75\" gallery wrap. Ready to hang — no framing required.\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Gallerivm","offers":[{"title":"S — 40×30 cm","offer_id":60057777733966,"sku":"GLV-14967105870-S","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M — 50×40 cm","offer_id":60066038481230,"sku":"GLV-14967105870-M","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"L — 90×60 cm","offer_id":60066038513998,"sku":"GLV-14967105870-L","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1044\/1637\/9214\/files\/DP-15762-001.jpg?v=1783459911","url":"https:\/\/gallerivm.com\/en-us\/products\/clothing-the-naked","provider":"Gallerivm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}