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Christ driving the traders from the temple
by El Greco
GenreReligious
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Greek-Spanish artist El Greco painted this scene of Christ expelling the moneychangers with characteristic elongated figures and intense color. The composition swirls with energy as Christ confronts the merchants defiling the temple.
El Greco painted this subject multiple times, each version showing his evolving style. His visionary approach transformed traditional subjects. It hangs at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
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About Christ driving the traders from the temple
You can see it at Minneapolis Institute of Art in Minneapolis, United States. El Greco created it. The composition swirls with energy as Christ confronts the merchants defiling the temple.
El Greco used elongated figures and intense color that seemed visionary to later artists It's held at Minneapolis Institute of Art.
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