Karl Friedrich Lessing, grandnephew of German intellectual Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, was a history painter and landscapist who greatly impacted the Dusseldorf School. Lessing here shows Christ as a boy, astounding the temple elders with his knowledge. The faces of the learned men are unique, human, and full of emotion, in this evocative rendering of a Gospel episode.
Christ with the Money Lenders, c.1849, Oil on CanvasCarl Lessing German (1729 - 1781) |
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Karl Friedrich Lessing, grandnephew of German intellectual Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, was a history painter and landscapist who greatly impacted the Dusseldorf School. Lessing here shows Christ as a boy, astounding the temple elders with his knowledge. The faces of the learned men are unique, human, and full of emotion, in this evocative rendering of a Gospel episode. |
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