Jan Vermeer
Christ in the House of Martha and Mary

1654-55 (?)
Oil on canvas, 160 x 142 cm.
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh

This is the episode in Luke 10:38-42 where Jesus explains that Martha's sister Mary "hath chosen the better part."

Both the dating and the attribution of this painting have been questioned.

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