All You Need is Love

Woman Taken in Adultery, 1653. Gabriel Metsu, French. Musée de Louvre, Paris.

1. What do you notice in this work of art?


2. The Beatles once sang, All You Need Is Love. If love is what makes relationships work, disloyalty tears relationships apart. Give an example of a relationship destroyed by betrayal or disloyalty.


3. Choose a or b below:

a. Atul Purohit said, “Life is about trusting your feelings and taking chances, losing and finding happiness, appreciating the memories, learning from the past, and realizing people change.” What do you think people can learn from the experiences of betraying someone and being betrayed?

b. The Bible says that adultery, having a sexual relationship with someone besides your spouse, is wrong, shameful, and an act of betrayal. Proverbs 6:32 says, “But a man who commits adultery has no sense; whoever does so destroys himself.” What do you think of this statement?

4. Metsu’s painting shows religious men accusing a woman of adultery. How do you think the woman feels? Jesus is the man writing in the sand. Describe his attitude. Draw a picture or find a digital image illustrating loyal love.