The Good Samaritan
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.
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The Good Samaritan
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.
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J.H. Besier Bequest, Amsterdam
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Legaat van mevrouw J.H. Besier, Amsterdam
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Loving one’s fellow man is mo ...... tholic Church of his own time.
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Naastenliefde is belangrijker ...... lieke kerk in zijn eigen tijd.
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Rijksmuseum
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De barmhartige Samaritaan
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The Good Samaritan
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1537
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1537
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drager breedte 86 cm
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drager dikte 6,5 cm
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drager hoogte 74,7 cm
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support height 74.7 cm
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support thickness 6.5 cm
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support width 86 cm
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Collectie: schilderijen
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Collection: paintings
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…; sale, John David Chambers ( ...... al Museum, Utrecht, since 2004
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temporal
second quarter 16th century
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tweede kwart 16e eeuw
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