Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well 1665 - 1714

"Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well" is a 17th-century drawing by the Italian artist Giuseppe Passeri. Executed in brown ink and wash on paper, the artwork depicts a scene from the Gospel of John in which Jesus encounters a Samaritan woman at a well and speaks to her about "living water." The drawing, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, showcases Passeri's skilled handling of line and shading, creating a sense of depth and emotion within the scene. The composition features a well, a landscape background, and the figures of Jesus and the woman, their gestures and expressions adding to the narrative power of the artwork.