The Money Changer and His Wife, Portrait of the moneychanger and his wife depicted counting money with greedy facial expressions. The man wears a traditional Dutch cap and a red suit. On the table sit several gold and copper coins, an account book, and a scale. In the background is a candlestick and a variety of disheveled papers. The disorderly room is symbolic of the characters' morally reprehensible activity., c. 1539

 Item — Box: 262
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s36-i0571

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The Money Changer and His Wife, Portrait of the moneychanger and his wife depicted counting money with greedy facial expressions. The man wears a traditional Dutch cap and a red suit. On the table sit several gold and copper coins, an account book, and a scale. In the background is a candlestick and a variety of disheveled papers. The disorderly room is symbolic of the characters' morally reprehensible activity.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0543; Public Notes: This painting is derived from a model painted by Quentin Metsys. A very similar version of our painting by the same artist is in the Prado (PO2567). Our photograph indicates that the Museo Nazionale (Florence) was once the home of this painting.

Dates

  • Creation: c. 1539

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: Portraits; Money; Coins; Scales; Books; Couple; Candlesticks; Hats; School: Flemish; Style period: High Renaissance; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 7.4; Image width (in.): 9.7in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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