Purification_of_the_Temple_(El_Greco,_New_York)

<i>Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple</i> (El Greco, New York)

Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple (El Greco, New York)

Christian art painting by El Greco


Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple is a 1595-1600 Christian art painting by El Greco, now in the Frick Collection.[1] It depicts the Cleansing of the Temple, an event in the Life of Christ.

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There exist three other 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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References

  1. "El Greco - Purification of the Temple". The Frick Collection. Retrieved 13 February 2014.

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