Christ and the Adultress

1579

Pieter Perret after Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Associated Names
Pedro Perret

Artist, Flemish, 1555 - c. 1625

Pieter de Jode I

Publisher, Flemish, 1570 - 1634

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Artist After, Netherlandish, c. 1525/1530 - 1569

The image shows a group of people gathered around a central figure who is kneeling on the ground. The figure is seen from head to toe, kneeling forward with one hand extended towards the ground, with facial features partially visible beneath a hood and long flowing hair. The central figure's head is tilted down, gazing at a spot on the ground where there are writings. He is dressed in a long robe that covers most of his body. To his left stands a female figure, visible from head to toe, wearing a long dress that accentuates her waist, holding her hands together in front of her. Surrounding them is a crowd of men and women, some in long robes, some with hats or head coverings. They exhibit varied expressions and postures, with one leaning forward with a stick pointing towards the ground. The background consists of a dense assembly of people with indistinct architectural elements visible beyond them.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate): 26.8 × 34.1 cm (10 9/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.437

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. A2, State i/ii


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Zeitlin & Ver Brugge Booksellers, Los Angeles; purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1964; gift to NGA, 1964.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1908

  • Bastelaer, Rene van. Les estampes de Peter Bruegel l'ancien. Brussels: G. van Oest et Cie, 1908.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Pieter Bruegel, Nadine Orenstein author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. A2, state i/ii; The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (The De Jode Dynasty, Marjolein Leesberg, author). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2020: Part VII, no. 927, ii/iii.

Inscriptions

lower left, in image, in plate: BRVEGEL. M.D.LXV.; lower center, in image, in plate: P. Perret. fe 79; lower right, in image, in plate: Cum Privilegio; bottom center, within composition:DVE SONDER ONDE IS / DIE; lower margin, in plate: QVI SINE PECCATO EST VESTRVM, PRIMVS IN ILLAM LAPIDEM MITTAT. Ioan. 8. / Antverpiae apud Petrum de Iode.; verso, lower right: [unidentified collector's mark?]

Wikidata ID

Q65511668

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