Caption

Christ and the woman of Samaria among ruins, print, printmaker, after print by, Rembrandt van Rijn, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, printed with plate tone, height 112 mm x width 98 mm, Christ and the woman of Samaria: sitting at Jacob's well he asks her for a drink from her jug, the woman of Samaria (John 4:4-42), A detailed monochrome etching shows a robed seated man with long hair and a beard leaning near a stone well while a standing woman in a simple dress and apron leans forward over the well holding a jug and a bowl; behind them there is an arched dark recess set into a textured wall and crumbling masonry, and to the right a distant townscape with domed and arched buildings and small groups of figures; vegetation and scattered rocks appear in the foreground and the scene is rendered with fine crosshatching and varied linework.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A83_297

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.3Mb (8.1Mb) / 12.9in x 15.4in / 3883 x 4617 (300dpi)

Keywords

Christ woman Samaria ruins print printmaker Rembrandt van Rijn paper etching intaglio printmaking technique printed plate tone height 112 mm x width 98 mm sitting Jacob's well asks drink jug John 4 4-42 detailed monochrome etching robed seated man long hair beard leaning near stone well standing woman simple dress apron leans forward well holding bowl them arched dark recess set textured wall crumbling masonry right distant townscape domed arched buildings small groups figures vegetation scattered rocks foreground scene rendered fine crosshatching varied linework