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Arent de Gelder 1645 – 1727 Christ and the Adulteressoil on canvas (72 × 94 cm) — 1683
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A group of scribes and Pharisees brings an adulteress to Jesus. According to the Law of Moses, the woman has to be stoned. The scribes believe that Jesus is too softhearted for such a cruel punishment, so they challenge him for his opinion. To the right are Jesus' students, some with books in their hands. The desperate woman kneels in the center. To the left are the scribes. The positioning of the figures resembles that of Rembrandt's Adulteress (1644, now in London). De Gelder was one of Rembrandt's students. |
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Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
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