Christ in the House of Martha and Mary
Date1620
Object PlaceFlanders, Netherlands, Western Europe, Europe
MediumOil on copper
ClassificationsPaintings
Dimensions13 1/8 x 19 5/8 in.
33.2 x 49.7 cm
33.2 x 49.7 cm
Credit LineGift of James E. Scripps
Object number89.64
DescriptionView of interior, with architectural perspective, of a house (or church ?). Window seats and shelves of books at the left. On the opposite wall, a credenza and tables of the Commandments. A vaulted Gothic room with a wall fountain gives a perspective into a kitchen with a large Gothic fireplace and two figures preparing food. Small figure of Christ seated on a bench next to a table, a woman kneeling near His feet and another figure standing near the center complete the composition.On View
Not on viewLocations
- Storage - Long-term Demo Museum (Hanover Square), East Wing, European Painting Storage, Screen 1, B
ProvenanceLondon, Martin Colnaghi, (dealer);
Detroit, Collection James E. Scripps, by whom given to The DIA, 1889.
1642
1660/1670
1630/1635
17th Century
c. 1678
18th Century
c. 1730