Ancient print by Cornelis Cort (Horn 1533 - Rome 1578)
applied to poplar board and painted in oil.
The artist, of the Flemish school
he spent the last 12 years of his life in Italy,
period in which he made this engraving.
The subject is the meeting between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well,
whose symbolic meaning is the innovation brought by Christ
which offers good news even to those who are not considered pure Jews
The print, rich in details, was painted in a later period and
applied on an embellished wooden board
from a gold leaf frame.
The measures indicated are the maximum ones,
The print measures 32 cm wide and 21.5 cm high
The frame needs small touch-ups
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SILVER Seller in Padova, Italia
