Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, 1720s, Sebastiano Ricci, Italian, (Venice), 1659–1734, 15 5/8 x 19 7/8 in. ( x cm) (canvas)15 1/8 x 19 3/8 in. ( x cm) (sight)25 1/2 x 29 7/8 x 3 in. ( x x cm) (outer frame), Oil on canvas, Italy, 18th century, The Venetian painter Sebastiano Ricci traveled from capital to capital—Rome, Vienna, London—producing vast frescoes for princely patrons. Even in this small-scale work, his celebrated elegance, fluid brushwork, and brilliant coloring are on display. The subject here is biblical.

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