A full-length representation of the subject in a vertical format. Christ is positioned at the centre of a crowd of men and points to the right at the adulteress. He holds her right hand and turns to the man in armour, who already holds stones in his hands, eager to
A full-length representation of the subject in a vertical format. Christ is positioned at the centre of a crowd of men and points to the right at the adulteress. He holds her right hand and turns to the man in armour, who already holds stones in his hands, eager to punish the sinner. A soldier at the right edge holds the adulteress by the arm. Four other men watch the event from a gallery in the upper right corner.
[Görres, cda 2014]
- Attributions
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Lucas Cranach the Younger
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Attributions
| Lucas Cranach the Younger | [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 216B] |
| Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Exhib. Cat Hamburg 2003, No. 41] |
- Production date
- 1537
Production date
| 1537 | [dated] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 36 x 24 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 36 x 24 cm
[Exhib. Cat Hamburg 2003, No. 41]
- Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia and date at the top right: winged serpent with dropped wings, facing left and dated '1537'
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia and date at the top right: winged serpent with dropped wings, facing left and dated '1537'
[cda 2014]
- Owner
- Private Collection
- Repository
- Private Collection
- CDA ID
- PRIVATE_NONE-P018
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR216B
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P018/
