Christ in the House of Martha and Mary

Date1620

Object PlaceFlanders, Netherlands, Western Europe, Europe

MediumOil on copper

Dimensions13 1/8 x 19 5/8 in.
33.2 x 49.7 cm

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineGift of James E. Scripps

Object number89.64

DescriptionView of interior, with architectural perspective, of a house (or church ?). Window seats and shelves of books at the left. On the opposite wall, a credenza and tables of the Commandments. A vaulted Gothic room with a wall fountain gives a perspective into a kitchen with a large Gothic fireplace and two figures preparing food. Small figure of Christ seated on a bench next to a table, a woman kneeling near His feet and another figure standing near the center complete the composition.

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