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 148; do., Kl. Schriften, ii. 28; Kunst-Chronik, xxi. 218; Nagler, xxii. 29; Schnaase, viii. 382; Thausing (Eaton), Dürer, i. 62; W. & W., ii. 119; Zeitschr. f. b. K., xii. 1, 38; xiv. 390; xviii. 169.

WOLTZE, BERTHOLD, born at Havelberg, Brandenburg, in 1829. Genre painter, pupil of Berlin Academy, where he won the grand prize in 1854; studied in Rome in 1855-56, then visited Paris and the Netherlands. Works: Moses striking the Rock (1854); The Oath (1873); Into hostile Life! (1874); Scene of Accident in the Mountains (1874); Dangerous Operation; Hurrah, Napoleon Caught! Gypsy Woman in Prison; Stoppage of Payment; When the Workmen Strike.

Woman taken in Adultery, Tintoretto, Dresden Gallery.

WOMAN TAKEN IN ADULTERY, Nicolas Poussin, Louvre; canvas, H. 4 ft. × 6 ft. 4 in. In a public place, decorated with fine buildings, the woman, in tears, kneels before Christ, who stands surrounded by Scribes and Pharisees; at right, three persons; at left, five persons; in background, a woman with a child in her arms. Painted in 1653 for M. Le Notre; Collection of Louis XIV. Engraved by G. Audran; C. M. Vermeulen; G. Fonbonne (1709); Mariage.—Cat. Louvre; Landon, Musée, i. Pl. 53; Smith, viii. 51; Réveil, xiii. 899.

By Rembrandt, National Gallery, London; wood, arched, H. 2 ft. 8-1/2 in. × 2 ft. 1-1/2 in.; signed, dated 1644. Fifteen principal and many subordinate figures. The woman in tears, bending on one knee on the summit of steps in a temple, is confronted by her accusers before Christ, who wears a robe of tawny yellow; among the group stands a Roman soldier; in background, a splendid altar, with priests and worshippers. Collection of Burgomaster W. Six (1734); taken to England in 1807 and bought in at Christie's at 5,000 guineas; sold to J. J. Angerstein (1807), £6,000; bought for National Gallery at Angerstein sale (1824). Engraved by Burnet; De Frey; G. H. Philips (1835).—Vosmaer, 192, 468; Smith, vii. 47.

By Rubens, Leigh Court, England; wood, H. 4 ft. 8 in. × 7 ft. 4 in. Five principal and seven subordinate figures, seen to knees, rather more than life-size. Woman in centre, with Christ at her right hand, and a corpulent priest and a tall Pharisee on the other side, probably not intended for Luther and Calvin, as has been suggested. The other principal figure is said to be a portrait