Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple | |
Other Language 1: | Spanish |
Other Title 1: | La expulsión de los mercaderes del templo |
Artist: | El Greco |
Year: | 1600 |
Type: | oil painting |
Height Metric: | 106 |
Width Metric: | 130 |
City: | London |
Museum: | National Gallery |
Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple is a 1600 painting by El Greco, now in the National Gallery in London, England.[1] It depicts the Cleansing of the Temple, an event in the Life of Christ.
There exist four copies of the painting and also a faithful reproduction in the National Gallery in London, which has recently been considered as authentic by scholars in the field of visual arts.[2] Two versions and that other on loan from Madrid are titled Purification of the Temple. The one at the National Gallery in Washington is called Christ Cleansing the Temple.