The Good Samaritan Paying for the Lodgings of the Traveler

1554

Heinrich Aldegrever

Associated Names
Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist, German, 1502 - 1555/1561

The image shows three individuals and a donkey. The central figure is a man seated on the donkey, extending his arm towards an older man standing next to him. The older man is looking at his hand. A third person stands partially visible between them. The donkey has a bridle and is standing calmly. In the background, there is an architectural structure with a visible door and windows with open shutters. A curved archway provides a view into a dimly lit interior space, where a person lies in bed covered with a blanket, with two other figures nearby. Stone pavement and hints of a town structure make up the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.230

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 43, State only


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Heinrich Aldegreaver, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 43, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q64957351

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