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The Good Samaritan
Meester van de Barmhartige Samaritaan, Meester van de Barmhartige Samaritaan, Master of the Good Samaritan, Master of the Good Samaritan, 1537
Loving one’s fellow man is more important than religious belief, that is the message here: a pious man from Samaria – with turban – comforts a man who has just been violently robbed. The biblical story describes how two Jewish priests had walked past the half-dead victim. By depicting one of these (front right) as a Christian monk, the artist was clearly levelling criticism at the Catholic Church of his own time.
- Artwork typepainting
- Object numberSK-A-3468
- Dimensionssupport: height 74.7 cm x width 86 cm x thickness 6.5 cm
- Physical characteristicsoil on panel