“The Woman Taken In Adultery” is an artwork created by Horace Pippin in 1941. It is associated with the Naïve Art (Primitivism) movement and belongs to the genre of religious painting.
The artwork depicts a biblical scene in which a woman, accused of adultery, is brought before a group of men for judgment. Positioned centrally within the composition, a man standing in a white garment with a purple cloak appears to be addressing the gathered figures while pointing towards the accused woman, who is kneeling in a sorrowful posture. The use of simple forms and flat areas of color is characteristic of the Naïve Art style, highlighting Pippin’s unique approach to portraying this moment of moral and spiritual significance.
