Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen

Domenico Fetti  (c. 1589 – 16 April 1623) was an Italian Baroque painter who was active mainly in Rome, Mantua and Venice. He initially painted in the Mannerist style but after living in Venice he adopeted the Roman Baroque style,  showcasing some of the rich coloration of Venice but adapting it to Caravaggio-influenced realism and monumentality.

His group of paintings entitled Parables, which represent New Testament scenes, are at the Dresden Gemäldegalerie

The Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen, also known as the Parable of the Bad Tenants, is a parable of Jesus found in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 21:33–46), the Gospel of Mark (Mark 12:1–12) and the Gospel of Luke (Luke 20:9–19). It is also found in the non-canonical Gospel of Thomas. It describes a landowner (KJV: householder) planting a vineyard and letting it out to husbandmen (tenants in some translations) who failed in their duties.

A common Christian interpretation is that this parable was about the chief priests and Pharisees, and was given to the people present within the Temple in Jerusalem during the final week before the death of Jesus.