The image shows two individuals near a well. One person is standing holding a pitcher in her right hand, while the other is seated on the well's edge. The standing woman has fair skin, a round face, long dark hair tied back, and is wearing a golden yellow dress with a blue underskirt and red shoes. The seated person has long dark hair, a beard, and is wearing a light blue robe. Above the well, there is a pulley with a rope. In the background, there are trees on either side, and in the distance, houses and rolling hills are visible under a blue sky with soft brushstrokes indicating distant…
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Christ and the Woman of Samaria

American 18th Century

c. 1720/1740

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 51.5 x 66.4 cm (20 1/4 x 26 1/8 in.) ; framed: 60.9 x 75.5 x 3.8 cm (24 x 29 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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