Christ and the Woman of Samaria

c. 1538/1540

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

This is a drawing of a group of figures gathered around a well or water source. The detailed engraving captures a scene where an individual with a vessel or jug is reaching towards an elderly, bearded figure who is seated by the well. Several other figures are positioned around them, each showing expressions of interest or conversation. The scene features a pulley system at the well and various other containers, with rolling hills and a distant cityscape in the backdrop. The overall composition appears to convey a narrative moment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1172

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 26, State i/ii


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1901

  • Pauli, Gustav. Hans Sebald Beham: ein kritisches Verzeichnis seiner Kupferstiche, Radierungen und Holzschnitte. Studien zur deutschen Kunstgeschichte_ 33. Strasbourg: J.H. Ed. Heitz, 1901: no. 26, i/ii.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Sebald Beham, Anne Röver-Kann, author). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2024: no. 26, i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q64961862

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