Christ and the Canaanite Woman
Christ and the Canaanite Woman is a 1594-1595 oil on canvas painting by Annibale Carracci, now in the Palazzo Communale in Parma.
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The work was mentioned by Carlo Cesare Malvasia, who, in Felsina Pittrice, called it "the famous Canaanite Woman. Giovanni Pietro Bellori wrote that "For the chapel of the same palazzo [i.e. Palazzo Farnese] he painted the painting of the Canaanite Woman, prostrate before Christ in an act of supplication; mentioning that she, the dog, who eats the crumbs, whilst Christ assures the woman with his hand, and approves her great faith. These two figures are in front of a view of trees with distant rural buildings, and it is a great shame that it is in such a poor condition, celebrated for its beauty"[1].
Gallery
- Ludovico Carracci, Christ and the Canaanite Woman, circa 1593, Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan
- Print of the work by Pietro del Pò
- Niobe, Uffizi, Florence
References
- Le vite de' pittori, scultori et architetti moderni, 1672
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