Christ and the Woman of Samaria
1523
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Dirk Jacobsz Vellert
Dirk Jacobsz Vellert (1544–1544) was an artist.
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ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Christ and the Woman of Samaria is a 1523 ink by Dirk Jacobsz Vellert, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows two figures by a well. One person, dressed in loose robes, kneels and points downward. The other, wearing a head covering and a long dress, leans over a large barrel, holding a jug. Behind them, a stone well with a rope and bucket sits in a simple landscape with trees and a distant ship. The artist used fine lines and shading to give the scene depth. Notice how the folds in the clothing and the texture of the well are drawn with tiny parallel lines—this is called cross-hatching. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists create shadows this way.
Dirk Jacobsz Vellert (1544–1544) was an artist.
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