{"product_id":"christ-and-the-samaritan-woman-at-the-well-hand-colored-woodcut-1499","title":"Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well — Hand-Colored Woodcut, 1499","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-teams=\"true\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom: Ludolphus de Saxonia, “Dat boec vanden leven ons liefs Heeren Ihesu Christi” (Zwolle: Peter van Os, 1499)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaster of Jacob Bellaert, active c.1483–1486\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis original hand-colored woodcut leaf depicts \u003cb\u003eChrist and the Samaritan Woman at the Well\u003c\/b\u003e, from the 1499 Dutch edition of \u003ci\u003eDat boec vanden leven ons liefs Heeren Ihesu Christi\u003c\/i\u003e (“The Book of the Life of Our Beloved Lord Jesus Christ”), printed in \u003cb\u003eZwolle\u003c\/b\u003e by \u003cb\u003ePeter van Os\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe illustration — attributed to the \u003cb\u003eMaster of Jacob Bellaert\u003c\/b\u003e, one of the most important early Netherlandish book illustrators — shows Christ gently addressing the Samaritan woman as she draws water from Jacob’s well. The vivid composition, with its finely detailed architecture and landscape, exemplifies the devotional clarity of late fifteenth-century woodcut design.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an \u003cb\u003eincunable\u003c\/b\u003e (a book printed before 1501), and this particular leaf corresponds to \u003cb\u003eleaf CXV\u003c\/b\u003e of the edition. The woodcut measures approximately \u003cb\u003e10 × 7.2 cm\u003c\/b\u003e, printed and hand-colored in tempera within the text column. The verso features Gothic type in \u003cb\u003eblack ink with rubrication\u003c\/b\u003e, typical of early Dutch typography from Zwolle’s flourishing presses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe text is in \u003cb\u003eMiddle Dutch\u003c\/b\u003e, reflecting the growing accessibility of devotional literature to lay readers in the Low Countries during the late 1400s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter van Os\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eLocation:\u003c\/b\u003e Zwolle, the Netherlands\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e 1499\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eIllustrator:\u003c\/b\u003e Master of Jacob Bellaert (active c.1483–1486)\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eWork:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDat boec vanden leven ons liefs Heeren Ihesu Christi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Dutch\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Hand-colored woodcut within printed text (Gothic type)\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eLeaf size:\u003c\/b\u003e approx. 28 × 19 cm\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eWoodcut size:\u003c\/b\u003e approx. 10 × 7.2 cm\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Excellent for age; minor toning and faint handling marks; colors bright and original\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA rare and beautiful witness to early printing in the Netherlands, combining the artistry of hand illumination with the revolutionary technology of the printing press.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Divine Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58343697055825,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/0059\/0673\/files\/Image-2025-11-03T153155.732.jpg?v=1762201939","url":"https:\/\/thedivinelibrarystore.com\/products\/christ-and-the-samaritan-woman-at-the-well-hand-colored-woodcut-1499","provider":"The Divine Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}