Artwork
Landscape with the Good Samaritan
Landscape with the Good Samaritan is an unspecified painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Unknown. It dates from 1630 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
About this work
Overview
Landscape with the Good Samaritan is a painting depicting a biblical parable in a serene Dutch landscape.
Subject & Meaning
The painting illustrates the parable of the Good Samaritan, showing the Samaritan tending to a wounded man on a winding road, set against a backdrop of distant buildings and a prominent central tree.
Technique & Style
The artist has used light and composition to create a sense of depth, drawing the viewer's eye into the scene through the illumination of leaves and the road.
Context
The work is reminiscent of other tranquil road scenes found in Dutch art, such as those in the Rijksmuseum collection.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
