Rijksmuseum

Christ Driving the Money-changers from the Temple

Date

1635

Medium

paper

Institution

Rijksmuseum

With a theatrical sense of drama, Rembrandt captures Christ cleansing the Temple with a whip he made of cords. An ox running amuck drags its owner along, and a woman selling a basket of doves takes to her heels. The money-changers must bear the brunt: Christ overturns their table. This is indeed how it is described in the Bible.

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