The Woman Taken in Adultery

Gallery 101, American Art, first floor (Kathy and Ted Fernberger Gallery)

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The Woman Taken in Adultery

c. 1723

Attributed to Gerardus Duyckinck I (American, 1695–1746)

The Protestant religious culture of eighteenth-century Dutch settlements in New York and the Hudson River Valley is vividly manifested in scripture paintings. The subject of Woman Taken in Adultery, a story about not judging others, comes from the Gospel according to John in the New Testament. The figural style and architectural setting exemplify the art of Gerardus Duyckinck I, who evidently based this work on an engraving from a contemporary Dutch Bible. Scripture paintings typically were displayed in dining rooms where family members and guests could admire the images and contemplate their familiar moral lessons.

Gallery 101, American Art, first floor (Kathy and Ted Fernberger Gallery)

Object Details

Title:

The Woman Taken in Adultery

Date:

c. 1723

Artist:

Attributed to Gerardus Duyckinck I (American, 1695–1746)

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

41 1/2 x 50 1/2 inches (105.4 x 128.3 cm) Frame: 47 11/16 × 56 15/16 × 2 3/8 inches (121.1 × 144.6 × 6 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

Gift of the estate of Edgar W. and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1980

Accession Number:

1980-64-12

Geography:

Probably made in United States, North and Central America

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Gallery 101, American Art, first floor (Kathy and Ted Fernberger Gallery)

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