# Christ and the Adulteress

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## Artwork

- Artist: [POLIDORO DA LANCIANO](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/polidoro-da-lanciano-r2be9b016c75e4b>)
- Date: 1501-1550
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 163 x 202 cm

## Commentary

There are several motifs reminiscent of the Roman Empire in this painting. The foreground is separated from the background, on the right by a fragment of the Colosseum arches while in the rear in a mountainous region, the well-known silhouette of the Colosseum appears. The soldier on the right wears a chased suit of armour.

## Related artworks

- [Madonna and Child with Saints](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/polidoro-da-lanciano-r2be9b016c75e4b/madonna-and-child-with-saints-rc350f4d5a769df>)
- [Madonna and Child with St Catherine and the Infant St John the Baptist](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/polidoro-da-lanciano-r2be9b016c75e4b/madonna-and-child-with-st-catherine-and-the-infant-st-john-the-baptist-r5eea5adfb2167d>)
- [Madonna and Child with the Infant St John the Baptist](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/polidoro-da-lanciano-r2be9b016c75e4b/madonna-and-child-with-the-infant-st-john-the-baptist-r400ddced958395>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)