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Source Description
Shown is an incident from the Gospel of John (8:3-11). The adulteress, forced into a kneeling position, flails her arms as her executioners prepare to act. To the left stands the serene, imposing figure of Christ. Spectators include Pharisees and scribes. This small painting, with its carefully delineated, idealized figures and its remarkably clear atmosphere, is reminiscent of the works of the Nazarenes, a group of German painters active in Rome in the early 19th century.
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Document identity
localId
34500
label
Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
34500
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery
description
Shown is an incident from the Gospel of John (8:3-11). The adulteress, forced into a kneeling position, flails her arms as her executioners prepare to act. To the left stands the serene, imposing figure of Christ. Spectators include Pharisees and scribes. This small painting, with its carefully delineated, idealized figures and its remarkably clear atmosphere, is reminiscent of the works of the Nazarenes, a group of German painters active in Rome in the early 19th century.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome, prior to 1881; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1841
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
43.2
height
53.9
dimensionsRaw
17 x 21 1/4 in. (43.2 x 53.9 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
""F Ayez 1841
"" signed and dated lower left [the last two digits of the date are no longer visible]
med
oil on canvas
creator_ids
5028
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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a571727023215b2e