Christ and the Woman of Samaria
1700
oil
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
1700
oil
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The painting shows a man and a woman in a landscape. The man, dressed in red and blue robes, sits on the left, while the woman, wearing a white and yellow dress, stands on the right. She holds a vase in her left hand and rests her right hand on a stone well. In the background, there are trees and other figures. A small, gold-colored object sits on the ground in front of the well. The overall atmosphere of the painting is one of calmness and serenity. To learn more about the artist who created this work, look up Marcantonio Franceschini.
