Key facts
Full title | Christ and the Woman taken in Adultery |
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Artist | Pieter Bruegel the Elder |
Artist dates | active 1550/1; died 1569 |
Date made | 1565 |
Medium and support | Oil on wood |
Dimensions | 24.1 × 34.4 cm |
Inscription summary | Signed; Dated |
Acquisition credit | On loan from The Samuel Courtauld Trust, The Courtauld Gallery, London |
Inventory number | L1275 |
Location | Not on display |
Image copyright | On loan from The Samuel Courtauld Trust, The Courtauld Gallery, London |
Collection | Main Collection |
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Christ and the Woman taken in Adultery
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