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Christ and the Adulterous Woman

Francesco Saverio Mergalo1750–1760

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

The woman, soldiers, and two disciples at left, Christ with others at right. He points at the words He has written. The woman rather undisturbed.

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  • Title: Christ and the Adulterous Woman
  • Creator: Francesco Saverio Mergolo
  • Creator Lifespan: 1746/1786
  • Date Created: 1750–1760
  • Type: Drawing
  • Rights: Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
  • Medium: Brush and gray wash, pen and brown ink, graphite on paper
  • Signed: Signed: "Francus Xaverius Mergolo F."
  • Provenance: Ex-Collection: Giovanni Piancastelli
  • Dimensions: 34.6 x 25 cm (13 5/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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