Christ and the Woman of Samaria (Gentileschi)

Painting by Artemisia Gentileschi

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Artist| Artemisia Gentileschi
Year| 1637
Medium| Oil on canvas
Dimensions| 267.5 cm × 206 cm (105.3 in × 81 in)
Location| Palazzo Blu, Pisa

Christ and the Woman of Samaria is a 1637 oil painting on canvas by the Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi, depicting a story from the New Testament. It was part of a private collection in Palermo,[1] and is now in the public Palazzo Blu in Pisa.

## Subject matter

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The story of the Samaritan woman is told in the Gospel of John. A woman leans eagerly forward in conversation with Jesus, in contrast to the typical portrayal of the time which showed the woman sitting passively listening to a monologue.[1] It is one of the few works by Gentileschi with a full landscape.[2] The disciples of Jesus can be seen in the background, walking out of the walled city.[3] The vibrant colors of the figures' clothes and the detailed landscape became associated with the work she produced during this period in Naples.[3]

## Provenance

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Correspondence from Gentileschi indicates that she was trying to sell two paintings to Cardinal Francesco Barberini in 1637, one of which was a Woman of Samaria.[4] This work was recently discovered in a private collection and identified at that painting.[4] The work apparently never reached Barberini and its history is otherwise undocumented.[1] It was acquired by the Palazzo Blu museum in Pisa in November 2022.[5]

## See also

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* List of works by Artemisia Gentileschi

## References

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1. ^ a b c Spear 2011, p. 805.
2. ^ Locker 2015, p. 89.
3. ^ a b Locker, Jesse. "Artemisia Gentileschi: What Wasn't in the London Exhibition and Why it Matters". Art Herstory. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
4. ^ a b Spear 2011, p. 804.
5. ^ "Pisa, Palazzo Blu acquires important work by Artemisia Gentileschi". Finestre sull'Arte. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

## Sources

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* Locker, Jesse (2015). Artemisia Gentileschi : the Language of Painting. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300185119.
* Spear, Richard E. (2011). "Artemisia Gentileschi's 'Christ and the woman of Samaria'". The Burlington Magazine. 153 (1305): 804–805. ISSN 0007-6287.

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Artemisia Gentileschi

Paintings|

| 1610s|

* Susanna and the Elders (Pommersfelden)
* Madonna and Child (Rome)
* Judith Beheading Holofernes (Naples)
* Danaë
* Portrait of a Nun
* Allegory of Inclination
* Judith and her Maidservant (Florence)
* Self-Portrait as a Lute Player
* Self-Portrait as a Female Martyr
* Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria
* Mary Magdalene
* Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy
* Saint Catherine of Alexandria

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1620s|

* Cleopatra (Milan)
* Cleopatra (Ferrara)
* Portrait of a Lady, dressed in a gold embroidered costume
* Jael and Sisera
* Saint Cecilia
* Allegory of Painting
* Judith Slaying Holofernes (Florence)
* Mary Magdalene as Melancholy
* Susanna and the Elders (Stamford)
* Portrait of a Gonfaloniere
* Portrait of a Lady Holding a Fan
* Lucretia (Milan)
* Christ Blessing the Children
* Medea
* Penitent Magdalene
* Judith and Her Maidservant (Detroit)
* Venus and Cupid
* Esther Before Ahasuerus
* Lucretia (Los Angeles)
* Aurora

1630s|

* Annunciation (Naples)
* Corisca and the Satyr
* Self-Portrait (Rome)
* Clio, Muse of History
* The Birth of Saint John the Baptist
* Lot and His Daughters
* Bathsheba (Columbus)
* Cleopatra (Rome)
* Saint Januarius in the Amphitheatre at Pozzuoli
* Adoration of the Magi
* Saints Proculus and Nicea
* Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting
* David and Goliath
* Christ and the Woman of Samaria
* Judith and her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes
* Susanna and the Elders (London)
* Susanna and the Elders (private collection)

1640s|

* Susanna and the Elders (Brno)
* Lucretia (Potsdam)
* Judith and her Maidservant (Naples)
* Judith and her Maidservant (Cannes)
* Saint Apollonia

1650s|

* Susanna and the Elders (Bologna)
* Virgin and Child with a Rosary

Related|

* Bibliography
* Artemisia (1997 film)
* Orazio Gentileschi (father)

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