The Tribute Money

The Tribute Money is a religious painting created in 1516 by the Italian Mannerism (late renaissance) artist Titian. This oil panel painting is now housed in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden, Germany. It depicts the biblical scene where Christ, shown in profile, is asked by a Pharisee for a coin. Christ responds with the famous phrase, "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's." The artwork is painted on a canvas and bears Titian's signature on the left collar of the Pharisee.