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Expulsion of the money changers from the temple, The Little Passion, Passio Christi Ab Alberto Durer Nurenburgensi Effigiata, print, album page, Christ expels the money changers from the temple with a whip. Print is part of an album., printmaker, after print by, publisher, The Hague, paper, engraving, engraving pasted on album page, height 129 mm x width 99 mm, purification of the temple ('first' and 'second'): Christ driving the money-changers from the temple with a whip (Matthew 21:12-13, Mark 11:15-17, Luke 19:45-46, John 12:12-19), A detailed black and white engraving shows a central robed figure seen from the back with long wavy hair, raising a braided whip above the head while standing over a fallen man with curly hair lying on the ground among overturned chairs and scattered coins and a small pouch; to the left a group of onlookers press forward, one holding a small sheep and others peering anxiously from a doorway, and to the right two men in arched niches react with surprised or alarmed expressions; architectural columns and arches form the background, a lit candle in a wall sconce casts light, and a round darkened window shape appears high on the wall.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B26_326
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