The Parable of the Mote and the Beam 1614 - 1624

Domenico Fetti’s oil painting *The Parable of the Mote and the Beam* (1614-1624) depicts a scene from the Gospel of Matthew. Two men stand upon a stone ledge against a backdrop of blue sky and white clouds. The figure on the left, with a long beard, gestures toward the man on the right, who appears to be looking up toward the sky. The scene embodies a parable from the Bible, where Jesus admonishes his disciples not to judge others for their faults when they themselves are similarly flawed.