The Good Samaritan — Master of the Good Samaritan

Master of the Good Samaritan. Painted 1537.

Loving one’s fellow man is more important than religious belief, that is the message here: a pious man from Samaria – with turban – comforts a man who has just been violently robbed. The biblical story describes how two Jewish priests had walked past the half-dead victim. By depicting one of these (front right) as a Christian monk, the artist was clearly levelling criticism at the Catholic Church of his own time.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

oil paint (paint), panel · Original size: 86 × 74.7 cm · J.H. Besier Bequest, Amsterdam

Print: 86 × 74.7 cm, printed on Hahnemühle FineArt archival cotton paper. Museum-grade reproduction quality, true to the colours and detail of the original work.

Frame (optional): a custom-made wooden frame in a matte black finish, cut to the exact dimensions of this print, with an off-white passe-partout mat and protective glazing. Ready to hang.

Source: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200107987. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.