The Good Samaritan Paying the Innkeeper
1628
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1628
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Good Samaritan Paying the Innkeeper is a 1628 by Jan van de Velde, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This etching shows a busy scene with three people in the foreground. One man is helping another stand, while a third person leans on a stick. In the background, a small figure hangs from a gallows, and a building with a thatched roof burns. The lines are sharp, and the dark and light areas create strong contrasts. The text at the bottom hints this is a story about helping others, possibly from the Bible. The burning building and hanging figure add tension to the scene. Next, look up Baroque to see how artists used drama and contrast in their work.
Jan van de Velde the younger (1593 – c. 1 November 1641) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker, mostly of animal, landscape and still-life subjects. He was the son of Jan van de Velde the Elder and the father of…
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