Christ and the Good Samaritan at the Well

Christ and the Good Samaritan at the Well

Title

Christ and the Good Samaritan at the Well

[cda 2020]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[handwritten note on a letter from Gloor & Sieger, Zürich to D. Koepplin, 30.10.1990; Koepplin Archive]

The scene depicts Christ's encounter with the Samaritan woman described in the fourth chapter of the Gospel of St John. Christ is shown sitting on the left edge of Jacob’s well, which is positioned at the centre of the composition. He is in conversation with the Samaritan woman who draws

The scene depicts Christ's encounter with the Samaritan woman described in the fourth chapter of the Gospel of St John. Christ is shown sitting on the left edge of Jacob’s well, which is positioned at the centre of the composition. He is in conversation with the Samaritan woman who draws water from the well with a bucket. In the background the town of Sycar is represented by contemporary German architecture. A group of people enter along a steep path from the right, possibly the disciples lead by St Peter and accompanied by some of the citizens of Sycar.

[cda 2020]

Attributions
Hans Cranach
Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attributions

Hans Cranach

? [cda 2020]

Lucas Cranach the Younger

? [Letter from D. Koepplin to Gloor & Sieger, Zürich 17.12.1990; Koepplin Archive]

Production date
1537

Production date

1537

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 50 x 34 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 50 x 34 cm

  • [handwritten note on the reverse of a photograph; Koepplin Archive]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the bottom right: serpent with wings, facing left and dated '.1537.'; in black paint

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at the bottom right: serpent with wings, facing left and dated '.1537.'; in black paint

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P390
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P390/

Provenance

  • Lindner Collection, Germany
  • aquired by Franz Wagenführ von Arnim (or his father)
  • by inheritance 1990 in Caracas, Venezuela
    [Letter from Gloor & Sieger, Zürich to D. Koepplin, 30.10.1990; Koepplin Archive]
  • Christ and the Good Samaritan at the Well, 1537

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