Cristo e a Mulher Apanhada em Adultério (Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery) - William Artaud

 

Cristo e a Mulher Apanhada em Adultério (Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery) - William Artaud
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This painting was commissioned by Thomas Macklin, a London book and print seller, for an exhibition and accompanying publication of works of Biblical scenes created by British artists that he held annually in the 1790s. Artaud produced five works for the Macklin Bible: Moses Meeting His Wife and Sons, Hagar and Ishmael, The Widow's Mite, Belshazzar's Feast, and the present lot.
Although recorded in Macklin's publications as the work of Artaud, the painting was mistakenly attributed to Benjamin West for several decades in the 20th century after being acquired by the Friends of American Art for the Art Institute of Chicago. Artaud attended the Royal Academy Schools, where he won a gold medal in 1786. He traveled through Italy to study classical art beginning in 1796, returning to London in 1799 where he made a career as a portraitist.