Christ with the Adulterous Woman, Jacopo Tintoretto, Jacopo Tintoretto (workshop of), 1550 - 1580

Identification

Title(s)

Christ with the Adulterous Woman

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-3439

Description

Christus en de overspelige vrouw. Gezeten voor de tempel spreekt Christus met opgeheven vinger tegen het toegestroomde publiek, tegenover hem staat een jonge vrouw met de handen voor de buik. Links enkele discipelen, rechts onder de toehoorders enkele moeders met kinderen. Achter Christus een galerij met hermen, op de achtergrond een architectonisch perspectief.

Creation

Artist

painter: Jacopo Tintoretto

Dating

1550 - 1580

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on canvas

Material

Measurements

height 160 cm × width 225 cm
depth 7.5 cm

Subject

What

Pharisees bring a woman accused of adultery before Christ (John 8:2-11)

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

J.W.E. vom Rath Bequest, Amsterdam

Acquisition

bequest 1941

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

Inv.;…; from the dealer A.S. Drey, Munich, fl. 5,410, to Julius Wilhelm Edwin vom Rath (1863-1940), Amsterdam, 1920;{Note RMA.} by whom bequeathed, with 305 other objects, to the museum, 1941

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Notes

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

Persistent URL

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