El Greco (Domenikos Theotokópoulos) / Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple / about 1571

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokópoulos)
Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple
about 1571 - 1576
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Creator Name: El Greco
Creator Nationality: European; Iberian; Spanish
Creator Role: painter
Creator Dates/Places: 1541 - 1614
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: El Greco (Domenikos Theotokópoulos)
Title: Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple
View: front
Creation Start Date: 1570
Creation End Date: 1576
Creation Date: about 1571 - 1576
Object Type: Paintings
Classification Term: oil on canvas
Materials and Techniques: oil on canvas
Dimensions: H.46 x W.59 in.
Inscriptions: SIGNATURE
AMICA Contributor: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 24.1
Credit Line: The William Hood Dunwoody Fund
Rights: http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html
Context:

Christ's expulsion of the money changers who were desecrating the temple in Jerusalem was a favorite theme in Counter-Reformation art. To Catholics, it symbolized purification of the church through internal reforms and the expulsion of Protestant heretics.

El Greco spent the early years of his career in Italy, where he was profoundly influenced by Venetian Mannerism. In this composition (painted in Rome), the jarring lines and harsh colors, confused space, and illogical lighting are Mannerist traits that contribute to the atmosphere of anger and disruption. In 1577 El Greco settled permanently in Spain. A native of Crete, he became known as "El Greco" (the Greek), but here his full signature appears in Greek letters on the step below Christ.

In the lower right corner, El Greco portrayed the four artists he regarded as the giants of the Renaissance: Michelangelo, Giulio Clovio, the aged Titian, and probably Raphael.

Acquired in 1924 24.1

AMICA ID: MIA_.24.1
Component Measured: overall
Measurement Unit: in
AMICA Library Year: 1998
Media Metadata Rights: ?The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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