The Tribute Money, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1634

The Tribute Money, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1634

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The Pharisees wanted to know from Christ whether Jewish law allowed taxes to be paid to the emperor. He saw through the trick question and asked who was depicted on a Roman coin: the emperor. Whereupon he said: ‘render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s’. Rembrandt hints here that the men have dubious intentions.

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