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May: Christ and the Samaritan Woman
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May: Christ and the Samaritan Woman

Adriaen Collaert · 1585 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

A spring landscape. In the sky the astrological sign of May: the Twins. Christ rests by the well of Jacob. His disciples question him about the Samaritan woman, who has just left (John 4). The print has a Latin inscription and is part of a series about the life of Christ depicted in the twelve months of the year.

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Credit lineMei: Christus en de Samaritaanse vrouw. 1585. Adriaen Collaert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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