Samaritaanse vrouw bij de waterput

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verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 2228

Art Historical Context

This etching by Jean-Baptiste Meunier (1831–1900) depicts the biblical encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well, a story drawn from the Gospel of John. Rendered in the artist’s characteristic line work, the scene captures a quiet moment of dialogue beside the well, emphasizing both the human and spiritual dimensions of the narrative. Meunier, active during the late nineteenth century, was part of a generation of Belgian printmakers who helped revive etching as an independent art form rather than merely a reproductive technique. Etching allowed artists to achieve remarkable ...

About the Artist

Jean-Baptiste Meunier · 1821–1900

Jean-Baptiste Meunier (1821–1900) was a distinguished Belgian painter, draftsman, and engraver whose career exemplified the high technical standards of 19th-century European printmaking. Born on July 28, 1821, in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean (a commune of Brussels) and dying on February 6, 1900, in Ixelles, Meunier was a central figure in Belgian artistic culture, connected to important artistic families ...