Why it matters
Scribes and Pharisees bring a woman caught in adultery before Jesus, who appears taller than the others: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1644.
- It is painted in oil on oak.
- The National Gallery bought it in 1824 as one of its founding paintings.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Woman Taken in Adultery (Rembrandt) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
