Verdrijving van de geldwisselaars uit de tempel

About this artwork

Christus staand in de tempel, met opgeheven zweep. Voor hem twee geldwisselaars geknield op de grond, zij rapen hun geld bijeen.

About the Artist

Albrecht Altdorfer · 1475–1538

Albrecht Altdorfer (c. 1480–1538) was a German painter, printmaker, and draftsman who stands as one of the founders of landscape painting as an independent genre. Born in Regensburg or nearby Altdorf, he learned art from his father Ulrich, a painter and miniaturist. Altdorfer spent most of his life in Regensburg, becoming a citizen in 1505 and later serving as the city's official architect and a m...