02 Painting, RELIGIOUS ART – Sir Peter Paul Rubens and Pieter Bruegel the elder’s Christ and the woman taken in adultery, with footnotes #189

Workshop of Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Siegen 1577 – 1640 Antwerp
Christ and the woman taken in adultery

Oil on panel
panel: 40¼ by 54¼ in.; 102.2 by 137.8 cm.
Private collection

Watched by his disciples, Christ writes on the ground that he who is free of sin should cast the first stone at an adulterous woman. This biblical story challenged hypocrisy as well as demonstrating the virtue of mercy…

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