Tapestry "The Merchants are Banished from the Temple" (1757/1759) by Gobelins manufacture, Paris, Michel Audran's atelier, cartoon by Jean-Baptiste JouvenetQuirinale Palace
This tapestry is part of the series The New Testament.
It is characterized by its virtuosic texture and its brilliant colors.
The majestic setting of the temple of Jerusalem forms the backdrop to the scene.
Tapestry "The Merchants are Banished from the Temple" (1757/1759) by Gobelins manufacture, Paris, Michel Audran's atelier, cartoon by Jean-Baptiste JouvenetQuirinale Palace
Christ, enveloped in a blue cloak over a pink robe, is standing on the steps brandishing a whip.
He aims to expel the merchants thronging the vestibule, who are defiling the House of the Father with their trading during the period leading up to Easter.
Tapestry "The Merchants are Banished from the Temple" (1757/1759) by Gobelins manufacture, Paris, Michel Audran's atelier, cartoon by Jean-Baptiste JouvenetQuirinale Palace
It is a frenzied composition by Jean-Baptiste Jouvenet, inspired by the Gospel of Saint John (Vangelo di San Giovanni).
There are people selling oxen,
others selling sheep,
Tapestry "The Merchants are Banished from the Temple" (1757/1759) by Gobelins manufacture, Paris, Michel Audran's atelier, cartoon by Jean-Baptiste JouvenetQuirinale Palace
and others selling doves.
There are also money changers whose stalls have been overturned.
Tapestry "The Merchants are Banished from the Temple" (1757/1759) by Gobelins manufacture, Paris, Michel Audran's atelier, cartoon by Jean-Baptiste JouvenetQuirinale Palace
The scene takes on dramatic and realistic tones through the gestures of the figures
and the posture of the animals.
Tapestry "The Merchants are Banished from the Temple" (1757/1759) by Gobelins manufacture, Paris, Michel Audran's atelier, cartoon by Jean-Baptiste JouvenetQuirinale Palace
The panel was given to Pio VII by Napoleon in 1805.
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