Stock Photo: The Samaritan Woman at the Well

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Photo ID
2709
Title
The Samaritan Woman at the Well
Caption
Christ talks with a Samaritan woman at the well. One of a series of 26 mosaic panels illustrating the life of Christ in Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna. The earliest known cycle on the subject, they date from c.500-20 AD under the rule of Theodoric the Goth. Theodoric was an Arian Christian and these panels are a rare example of Arian art. They show Christ naturalistically and in a traditional Hellenistic-Roman artistic style. The mosaics were unaltered by the Catholics who took possession of the church in 560 except for the addition of cruciform haloes around Christ's head.
Credit
Holly Hayes
Status
  All Rights Reserved
Date Created
May 10, 2008
Date Added
December 2, 2009
Last Updated
March 6, 2024
Coordinates
44.4167700° N, 12.2048990° E
Camera
Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Focal Length
200 mm
ISO
1600
File Size
8.22 MB
Full Resolution
3888 x 2592 pixels

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