Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well

Cleveland Museum of Art

Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well

Giovanni della RobbiaLinkedCulture matchlcp-dcb35b3b7cf9

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This sculptural relief belongs to a large series made for the Franciscan friary of San Vivaldo (founded 1350) in the Tuscan hills southwest of Florence. The friary was enlarged between 1500 and 1530 when 32 chapels were built, each dedicated to an incident in the life or Passion of Christ. San Vivaldo became a recognized pilgrimage site thematically linked to the holy sites of Jerusalem. Each single chapel at San Vivaldo was embellished with colorful terracotta sculptures produced by the Della Robbia workshop in Florence. This relief representing Christ and the Samaritan Woman was originally installed within the Chapel of the Samaritan Women. Over time the chapel fell into disrepair and eventually became the friar's wash house. The sculpture was sold by the friary in the early 1900s to fund repairs to the various chapels. The fine modeling of the heads of Christ and the Apostles and of the landscape masses gives an indication of the original quality of this badly damaged relief sculpture. The animation of the faces and complexity of the composition suggest that it was made under the supervision of Giovanni rather than by some lesser member of the Della Robbia workshop. The Samaritan woman’s bust was replaced by a reproduction before entering the museum’s collection.

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Cleveland Museum of Art’s catalogue record

Medium
polychromed terracotta
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel Mather
Type of artwork
Sculpture
Department
European Painting and Sculpture

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creation_date
c. 1500–1530

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A relief sculpture depicting Jesus at a well interacting with a woman.

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Provenance
-1911/12: Sacro Monte di San Vivaldo, Tuscany, Italy, sold to Elia Volpi | 1911/12-: (Elia Volpi (1858–1938), Florence, Italy) | By 1922: (Maurice (1879-1950) and Raphaël (1887-1963) Stora, Paris, France) | -1922: Samuel Mather [1851-1931] Cleveland, OH, by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art. | 1922-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Object ID
104042
Object Type
Sculpture
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Type of artwork” · copied as is
Creator
Giovanni della Robbia
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creators (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field · Artist-role creator's description with life dates removed.
Culture
Italy, Tuscany, Florence, 16th century
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Culture” · copied as is
Medium
polychromed terracotta
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Medium” · copied as is · Cleveland's 'technique' field holds materials.
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Department” · copied as is
Tags
  • male
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field artists_tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel Mather
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Credit Line” · copied as is
Provenance
-1911/12: Sacro Monte di San Vivaldo, Tuscany, Italy, sold to Elia Volpi | 1911/12-: (Elia Volpi (1858–1938), Florence, Italy) | By 1922: (Maurice (1879-1950) and Raphaël (1887-1963) Stora, Paris, France) | -1922: Samuel Mather [1851-1931] Cleveland, OH, by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art. | 1922-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Provenance” · copied as is
Date
c. 1500–1530
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
Begin Year
1495
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_earliest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
End Year
1535
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_latest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is

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