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Christ’s Second Visit to the House of Mary and Martha
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Christ’s Second Visit to the House of Mary and Martha

ca. 1515 - ca. 1520

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

h c.55cm × w c.44.5cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

panel; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

Martha serving or preparing food in the kitchen; Mary sits at Christ's feet, listening; interior of the house; dog; death of Lucretia: she commits suicide by stabbing herself

Production Place

Leiden

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1906

Notes

…; sale, M. Dimitri Schevitz (†) (Paris), Paris (P. Chevallier), 4 April 1906 sqq., no. 30, as Dutch school, early 16th century, frs. 3,600, to th...

Collection Type

paintings

About Cornelis Engebrechtsz

1465–1527Habsburg Netherlands

He was probably born and died in Leyden, The Netherlands. He was a painter known for his refined late-Gothic style and for the influential workshop he established; his mature paintings are a mix of Dutch narrative traditions and the energy of Antwerp Mannerism. Comment on works: Religious