Christ and the woman taken in adultery

Franz Cleyn German

1620–45

Not on view

Reference to this print by Massari's catalogue on Bonasone (1983. See vol I, p.81 and illustrated fig 100a).

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Title: Christ and the woman taken in adultery
Artist: Franz Cleyn (German, Rostock 1582–1658 London)
Date: 1620–45
Medium: Etching on vellum
Dimensions: Sheet: 4 1/16 × 5 1/4 in. (10.3 × 13.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Object Number: 26.70.3(251)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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