Christ and the Samaritan Woman
European Art
Christ and the Samaritan Woman
Artwork Details
Artist/Maker
Il Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
Italian, 1591–1666
Italian, 1591–1666
Date
ca. 1650
Medium
Oil on canvas
Accession #
1980.56
Dimensions
47 1/4 × 61 1/2 inches
Location
On View - Stent Family Wing, Level 2, Gallery 204
Description
The biblical story of Christ and the Samaritan Woman was popular among Catholics in Counter-Reformation Italy who hoped to win back Protestant converts. Guercino himself painted at least five versions of the scene over the course of his career.
The Gospel of John 4:1–42 records Christ’s discussion with a Samaritan woman, whose people were shunned by the Jews for their heretical beliefs. After debating the physical versus spiritual properties of water at Jacob’s well, the woman embraces Christ’s message and agrees to spread his word to the Samaritans.
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