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| Keywords: Giuseppe Passeri - The Cleansing of the Temple - Walters 372512.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Q18748576 Creator Giuseppe Passeri As told in the Gospel of Matthew during Passover Christ drove out the sellers of sacrificial animals and the money exchangers from the Temple in Jerusalem Passeri imagined the Temple as a lavish structure in the ancient classical style Despite the chaotic multi-figure scene narrative clarity is achieved through expressive gestures while the chastising Christ at center is set off by his halo of light In Christian thought the Temple of Jerusalem was a symbol of Christ Luminous light colors lend gracefulness to the dynamic composition Zeri Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery 332 458 ca 1712 1714 Baroque Oil on canvas Painted surface cm 98 5 132 5 accession number 37 2512 13124 Geheimrat Lanz Collection Berlin Mannheim date and mode of acquisition unknown Sale J Hecht Auction House Charlottenburg Berlin May 14 1928 lot 261 attributed to Passeri by Hermann Voss Hugo Kafka Collection Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Mr and Mrs Egon Kafka Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Gift of Mr and Mrs Egon Kafka 1974 place of origin Rome Italy Walters Art Museum license 2D Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Giuseppe Passeri Cleansing of the Temple Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
