The Good Samaritan
Medium
Etching, engraving and drypoint; fourth state of four
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 5/16 × 8 3/8 in. (26.2 × 21.3 cm) Plate: 10 3/16 × 8 1/16 in. (25.8 × 20.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Felix M. Warburg and his family, 1941
Accession Number
41.1.54
Tags
Art Historical Context
Rembrandt van Rijn's *The Good Samaritan* (1633 is a masterful etching that brings to life the New Testament parable from Luke , where a compassionate Samaritan aids a traveler beaten by robbers and ignored by passersby. In this poignant scene, we see the Samaritan gently assisting the wounded man at an inn, surrounded by evocative details like a horse, a loyal dog, a boy at a well, and figures bustling in the background. Created early in Rembrandt's career, print captures his signature Baroque drama through deep shadows and emotional intensity, emphasizing themes of mercy and humanity that re...
About the Artist
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) · 1606–1669
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669) stands as one of the greatest visual artists in the history of Western art and the most important Dutch painter of the 17th century. Born in Leiden to a prosperous miller's family, Rembrandt transformed painting through his revolutionary use of light and shadow, his psychological depth in portraiture, and his elevation of etching to a fine art. His approx...