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El Greco: Scourging the Moneychangers from the Temple

El Greco ca. 1541 – 1614

Scourging the Moneychangers from the Temple

oil on canvas (106 × 130 cm) — c. 1600
National Gallery, London

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This work is linked to Mark 11:15

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Also known as The Purification of the Temple. El Greco made probably five paintings on the subject. Moneychangers and traders are evicted from the holy place.

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