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Christ and the Tribute Money 1620

by Domenico Fetti

The Pharisees tried to trap Christ by asking him whether people should pay taxes to the Romans. Pointing to a denarius (Roman coin with the image of the emperor), he replied: "Give to the emperor the things that are the emperor's, and to God the things that are God's" (Mark 12:17). Fetti painted this work while court artist to the Gonzagas, the ruling family of Mantua, as ...

Size:: H: 31 1/4 x W: 22 1/8 x D: 1/4 in. (79.3 x 56.2 x 0.7 cm)
Medium:: oil on panel
Credit:: Courtesy of the Walters Art Museum
More:: http://art.thewalters.org/detail/32662/christ-and-the-tribute-money/

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