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The Good Samaritan
Artist: Balthasar van Cortbemde
 1647    Painting

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Balthasar van Cortbemde (Antwerp, 8 April 1612 – Antwerp, prior to 24 December 1663) was a Flemish painter, copyist and art dealer. He is only known for one painting - the Good Samaritan, dated 1647.

The Good Samaritan, (after Delacroix)
Artist: Vincent Van Gogh
 1890    Painting

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This painting is based upon The Good Samaritan parable, told by Jesus in the Gospel of Luke.

One of the artists whose works Van Gogh copied and modified was the Dutch Gold Age painter Rembrandt. The Good Samaritan by Rembrandt drew Van Gogh's attention: in which a Samaritan man hoists a wounded man with a bandaged head onto a horse to be taken to an inn for recovery.