This small picture illustrates the biblical passage in which a woman accused of adultery-an offense punishable by death in Mosaic law-is brought before Christ. He responds to her accusers with the words written across the top of the painting: "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her" (John 8:7). Among the many variants of the subject made in Cranach's workshop, this panel most likely formed a pair with Christ Blessing the Children.
Source: metmuseum.org
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