Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple (El Greco, London) explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Christ driving the Traders from the Temple . The National Gallery, London . 13 February 2014 .
  2. Book: G. M. Goshgarian, Gérard Genette. The work of art: Immanence and Transcendence, Volume 1. 1997. Cornell University Press. 0-8014-8272-0. 165.