The Good Samaritan
Fernand-Victor-Eugène Delacroix
1852
oil
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Fernand-Victor-Eugène Delacroix
1852
oil
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The Good Samaritan is a 1852 oil by Fernand-Victor-Eugène Delacroix, a French Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
A wounded man lies on a dirt path. A Samaritan kneels beside him, pouring oil on his cuts while a stable boy holds the horse. Rocks and a broken cart litter the ground. Delacroix shows the story’s quiet moment, not the fight. The oil glows warm against the cool shadows. Look how the Samaritan’s hands work—steady, gentle. This scene feels real, like a snapshot. If you like this, check out Delacroix, Fernand-Victor-Eugène.
Eugène Delacroix’s 1852 painting depicts a wounded traveler lying on his back in the foreground while a red-clad Samaritan bends over him; a dark horse stands behind them, and to the right a pile of clothes and a path with two figures appear, with trees in the background. The work reflects Delacroix’s later religious paintings of the 1850s, characterized by a subdued palette and noted by critics of the time. The scene illustrates the biblical parable of the Good Samaritan, emphasizing compassion and human connection. As a leading figure of French Romanticism, Delacroix explored themes of the…
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He kept a pet lion named Baron as a houseguest, who reportedly chewed his slippers and fell asleep by the stove.
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