Why it matters
The twelve-year-old Jesus debates with scholars in the temple, surrounded by their crowding faces, hands and books. According to its inscription, Dürer painted it in just five days while working on the Feast of the Rosary in Venice.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1506.
- It shows the influence of Leonardo da Vinci.
- The half-figure composition goes back to Andrea Mantegna.
Based on the Wikipedia article Christ Among the Doctors (Dürer) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
