Le Bon Samaritain
SaveMaximilien Luce, c. 1906–1907
A rare biblical subject in Luce's work is recast through bodily effort, compassion, and direct human solidarity. Dramatic light intensifies the Samaritan's attempt to aid the wounded traveler near an inn.
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
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- Dimensions not published
- Collection
- Musée de l'Hôtel-Dieu
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Pierre Poschadel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Musée de l'Hôtel-Dieu, Mantes-la-Jolie, inv. 98.04.12
Sources & credits
Artwork metadata drawn from Musée de l'Hôtel-Dieu and French Ministry of Culture collection records; image provenance is recorded per artwork.