Christ and the Adulteress, from the series Vita, passio et Resvrrectio Iesv
Artist(s) / maker(s)
Maerten de Vos (after),
Joannes Galle (publisher)
,
Jan-Baptist Barbé (engravers (printmakers))
Date
ca. 1598 - 1618Periods
16th century, 17 centuryCollection
Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
In the temple in Jerusalem, the Pharisees bring a woman caught in adultery to Christ. He is to judge her. Christ writes with his finger in the ground and says: "He who is without sin cast the first stone" (John 8:2-11). The print has a Latin caption; it is part of a series on the life of Christ.
