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The Twelve-Year-Old Jesus in the Temple with the Scholars
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When Max Liebermann first exhibited this painting, it caused not only a sensation but a scandal. Some critics objected to a Jew daring to depict Jesus, and they were offended by Liebermann’s realistic…

Contributor:

Max Liebermann

Places:

Munich, Germany

Date:

1879

Subjects:

Painting, Art, Christianity, Assimilation, Christian-Jewish relations

Categories:

Decorative arts, Painting
Painting of men next to lectern and staircase crowding around young boy.