Christ and the Adulterous Woman (Munich)
Object type | Painting |
Genre | Religious |
Date | 1597-1598 |
Dimensions | 23.8 x 36.5 cm |
Support | Panel |
Medium | Grisaille |
Our attribution | Jan Brueghel the Elder |
Other authorities | Ertz 2008-10, #265 Ertz 1979, #37 |
Location | Munich, Germany |
Collection | Alte Pinakothek |
Accession numbers | inv. #1217 |
Tags | Preaching, Pieter Bruegel, Burghers, Soldiers, Christ, New Testament |
Note that in 1597-8, when Jan probably painted this work, the original would have been in the collection of Abraham Ortelius to whom Pieter Bruegel had left it in his will. Ortelius died in 1598. Note that the original work is quite small for a Pieter I, even slightly smaller than this copy.