Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple (El Greco, Washington)
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Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple is a 1568 Christian art
painting by El Greco
, now in the National Gallery of Art
in Washington DC, in the United States
. It depicts the Cleansing of the Temple, an event in the Life of Christ
.
Christian art
Christian art is sacred art produced in an attempt to illustrate, supplement and portray in tangible form the principles of Christianity, though other definitions are possible. Most Christian groups use or have used art to some extent, although some have had strong objections to some forms of...
painting by El Greco
El Greco
El Greco was a painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. "El Greco" was a nickname, a reference to his ethnic Greek origin, and the artist normally signed his paintings with his full birth name in Greek letters, Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος .El Greco was born on Crete, which was at...
, now in the National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art and its Sculpture Garden is a national art museum, located on the National Mall between 3rd and 9th Streets at Constitution Avenue NW, in Washington, DC...
in Washington DC, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It depicts the Cleansing of the Temple, an event in the Life of Christ
Life of Christ
The Life of Christ as a narrative cycle in Christian art comprises a number of different subjects, which were often grouped in series or cycles of works in a variety of media, narrating the life of Jesus on earth, as distinguished from the many other subjects in art showing the eternal life of...
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