CIRCA 1770, DE BLOMPOT FACTORY

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An Aalmis Rotterdam manganese-red biblical tile picture of the woman of Samaria
Circa 1770, de Blompot factory
Depicting Christ meeting the Woman of Samaria (John 4:1-30), Christ with a halo, seated on a circular brick well beside a maiden wearing a large summer hat and carrying a jug, flanked by a large leafy tree, two promenading elders and a town with architectural structures in front of a mountainous background, within a border of foliate ornamental tiles, within a large wooden frame
81cm x 94cm
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END OF MORNING SESSION

Lot Essay

On the way from Judaea to Galilee Christ paused to rest by the spring called Jacob's well outside the town of Sychar in Samaria. A Samaritan woman, a known adulteress, who came to draw water, was astonished at his request for a drink to her.

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