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Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps — The Good Samaritan

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps

The Good Samaritan

1842

Based on the biblical parable, this Orientalist work exemplifies Decamps's pioneering role in bringing North African subjects and lighting effects to French academic painting.

Medium
oil on fabric

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Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, The Good Samaritan, 1842

Based on the biblical parable, this Orientalist work exemplifies Decamps's pioneering role in bringing North African subjects and lighting effects to French academic painting.

Medium
oil on fabric
Year
1842
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Oil on Fabric, Dramatic, French, Figure Study, 19th Century, Compassion, Religious, Historical, Narrative, Earth Tones

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