Where Is Christ and the Adulteress? Museum Location

Q: Where is this painting?

It's at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow, Scotland.

Q: What story does this depict?

It shows the biblical story where Christ defends a woman accused of adultery, challenging her accusers.

Q: What biblical story is this?

It shows Jesus confronting accusers who want to stone a woman for adultery, telling them "He who is without sin, let him cast the first stone." Titian renders the moral drama with his signature Venetian color.

Titian rendered this scene of Christ confronting those who would condemn an adulteress. The composition captures the moment when Christ says "Let him who is without sin cast the first stone," with rich Venetian color.

Titian's religious paintings combine dramatic narrative with sumptuous color. His handling of the subject influenced countless later versions. It hangs at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow.

It's at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow, Scotland.

It shows the biblical story where Christ defends a woman accused of adultery, challenging her accusers.

It shows Jesus confronting accusers who want to stone a woman for adultery, telling them "He who is without sin, let him cast the first stone." Titian renders the moral drama with his signature Venetian color.

Christ and the Adulteress

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