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Flemish school, follower of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640): The tribute money, oil on canvas, 17th C.
Flemish school, follower of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640): The tribute money, oil on canvas, 17th C. Work: 165 x 116,5 cm Frame: 185 x 138,5 cm Our representation follows the painting byPeter Paul Rubens in the collection ofthe Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, de Young, Legion of Honor (accession number44.11, link). This work depicts a scene from the Bible in which Christ responds to the Pharisees' question about whether it is just for the inhabitants of Judea to pay taxes to the occupying forces of imperial Rome. Pointing to an image on a Roman coin, Jesus says, 'Render therefore unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's.'
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Flemish school, follower of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640): The tribute money, oil on canvas, 17th C.
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