Titian (4) 티치아노
Titian 1487/90 – 1576
The Tribute Money (Dresden)
oil on panel (79 × 70 cm) — c. 1515
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
This work is linked to Matthew 22:19
Matthew 22 - New Testament
Matthew 22 1 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, 2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, 3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they w
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A group of Pharisees tries to trick Jesus into making a political statement. Are Jews allowed to pay taxes to the Roman emperor, they ask him. He then asks them to show him a coin. It holds Caesar's name and inscription. He then says: "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and give to God what is God's."
Titian shows Jesus with a soft, pale skin and the Pharisee with a rude, dark skin. Fifty years on Titian would make another painting on this subject.