The Cleansing of the Temple

ca. 1712-1714 (Baroque)

132.5 cm 98.5 cm

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As told in the Gospel of Matthew, during Passover, Christ drove out the sellers of sacrificial animals and the money exchangers from the Temple in Jerusalem. Passeri imagined the Temple as a lavish structure in the ancient, classical style. Despite the chaotic, multi-figure sc...

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Geheimrat Lanz Collection, Berlin (?), Mannheim (?) [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, J. Hecht Auction House, Charlottenburg, Berlin, May 14, 1928, lot 261 [attributed to Passeri by Hermann Voss]; Hugo Kafka Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Mr. and Mrs. Egon Kafka, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1974, by gift.
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