Christ and the Woman of Samaria c. 1576 - 1580

Léonard Gaultier’s etching, "Christ and the Woman of Samaria," depicts the biblical story of Jesus meeting the Samaritan woman at a well. The scene takes place in a rural landscape with a distant cityscape in the background, which may be Jacob’s well near the city of Sychar in Samaria. The composition focuses on the central figures of Jesus and the woman with the well, as well as other followers of Jesus in the foreground. This image, which dates from between 1576 and 1580, showcases the artistic style and storytelling ability of Léonard Gaultier, who was a well-known engraver of the late 16th and early 17th centuries.