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Jacopo Tintoretto

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Late 16th century
Oil on canvas
64.8 × 86.4 cm (25.5 × 34 in)

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On his way to Galilee, Jesus rests on a well outside the Samaritan city of Sychar, seen in the background. He asks for a drink from the woman on the right, who is surprised by this request, as Samaritans and Jews did not associate. When Christ is able to identify details from her life, she says that he must be a prophet, to which Jesus replies that he is the Messiah.

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