Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery

Netherlandish 16th Century, 16th century

This is a drawing of an architectural interior with figures. The scene shows a group of individuals within a grand classical architectural setting characterized by tall columns and a large, ornate doorway. The… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Netherlandish 16th Century ¹
Date: 16th century ¹
Medium: pen and brown ink with brown and gray wash on laidpaper ¹
Original: 4,349 × 3,233 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection

Object record, National Gallery of Art

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