The painting depicts a scene reported in St John's gospel (Joh 8,1-11): while Christ is teaching in the temple the scribes and pharisees bring him a woman who has been accused of adultery. They ask him how he intends to treat this case under Mosaic law, which commands the stoning
The painting depicts a scene reported in St John's gospel (Joh 8,1-11): while Christ is teaching in the temple the scribes and pharisees bring him a woman who has been accused of adultery. They ask him how he intends to treat this case under Mosaic law, which commands the stoning of the adulteress (Dtn 22,23). They wish to tempt Christ with the question so they can institute proceedings against him. But Christ does not answer, instead he kneels down and writes something on the ground. As he rises he tells the accusers that whoever is without sin should throw the first stone. He kneels again to write on the ground. While he is doing this the scribes depart without throwing a stone at the woman.
Christ does not condemn the adulteress, but he warns her not to sin again.
[Susanne Wegmann, in Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015, No. 3/40](translation, cda 2016)
- Attribution
- Lucas Cranach the Younger
Attribution
| Lucas Cranach the Younger | [Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005, no. 22] |
- Production dates
- after 1537
1535 - 1539
Production dates
| after 1537 | [Susanne Wegmann, in Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015, no. 3/40] |
| 1535 - 1539 | 'End of the 30s' [Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005, no. 22] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 126.5 x 75 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 126.5 x 75 cm
[Susanne Wegmann, in Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015, no. 3/40]
- Inscriptions and Labels
- at the top centre: 'WER VNTER EVCH OHNE SVNDE IST DER WERFFE DEN EHRSTEN STEIN AVF SIE IO VIII'
Inscriptions and Labels
Inscriptions, Badges:
- at the top centre: 'WER VNTER EVCH OHNE SVNDE IST DER WERFFE DEN EHRSTEN STEIN AVF SIE IO VIII'
- [Susanne Wegmann, in Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015, No. 3/40]
- Owner
- Lobkowiczké sbírky (Lobkowicz Collections)
- Repository
- Zámek Nelahozeves (Nelahozeves Castle)
- Location
- Nelahozeves
- CDA ID
- CZ_ZN_LR5161
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR-none
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/CZ_ZN_LR5161/
