The Good Samaritan

Léonard Gaultier

National Gallery of Art

The image is viewed from a slightly elevated perspective, showing a scene with a distant cityscape on a low horizon, dominated by buildings and towers. The scene is rendered in an etching technique with detailed line work for texture in trees, clothing, and buildings. In the foreground, a man assists another man on the ground, with a horse grazing nearby. Further in the background, a winding path leads to more buildings with figures. The color scheme is earthy with browns and tans.