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DiaporamaChrist and the Adulteress
1618
201.0 x 255.0 cm
Confronted with an adulterous woman who the law would condemn to punishment by stoning, Jesus looks up while writing in the dirt and says, "He that is without sin . . . let him first cast a stone." The scene is usually shown as a dispute between Jesus and the Pharisees. Here, the absorbed attention of the onlookers is on Christ and the enigmatic words he is writing—which we, like the Pharisees, cannot see. Christ’s gaze alone is directed at the accused woman. Valentin’s originality and deep sense of humanity are fully in evidence.
Valentin de Boulogne (1591 – 1632)
Explore Valentin de Boulogne’s tenebrist paintings! French artist known for dramatic light & dark contrasts, Caravaggio influence, & scenes of fortune-telling.
About this artwork
- Title: Christ and the Adulteress
- Artist: Valentin de Boulogne
- Year: 1618
- Original dimensions: 201.0 x 255.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Main color: Phthalo Green
- Perceived brightness: deep_shadow
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