Christ and the Samaritan Woman

1595 (published 1610)

Francesco Brizio(?), after Annibale Carracci

Associated Names
Francesco Brizio

Artist, Italian, c. 1575 - 1623

Guido Reni

Artist, Bolognese, 1575 - 1642

Pietro Stefanoni

Publisher, Italian, 1557-c.1642

Annibale Carracci

Artist After, Bolognese, 1560 - 1609

This is a drawing featuring a group scene with various individuals around a well in an outdoor setting. The artwork shows a central composition with a well, around which several figures are gathered. The drawing is detailed, with intricate linework highlighting the folds in the figures' clothing. The background includes trees, a building, and hills, adding depth to the scene. The figures are engaged in various activities, such as discussion or contemplation. The drawing suggests a narrative or dialogue, but lacks facial expressions or explicit context for interpretation.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Alessandra Manning Dolnier

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 28.8 × 41.1 cm (11 5/16 × 16 3/16 in.); trimmed within platemark

  • Accession Number

    2018.113.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch 1802-1821, no. 52 (as Guido Reni)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert and Bertina Suida Manning, Forest Hills, NY; by descent Alessandra Manning and Kurt Dolnier, Watertown, CT, 1996; Gift to NGA, 2018

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: no. 52 (as Guido Reni)

1978

  • Illus. Bartsch 1978, no. S2 (as Brizio)

Inscriptions

lower left in image: Anibal Car. invent et sculp. / Petrus Stefanonius formis Cum Privilegio; lower center in image: 1610; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 315 / 20291;

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