| Title: | Jesus and the Samaritan Woman |
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| Notes: | JESUS MAFA is a response to the New Testament readings from the Lectionary by a Christian community in Cameroon, Africa. Each of the readings was selected and adapted to dramatic interpretation by the community members. Photographs of their interpretations were made, and these were then transcribed to paintings. In this beautiful representation of Jesus’ time with the woman at the well, Jesus is gently holding out his hand asking for some water. The woman is carrying a large jug to refill at the well. Her face betrays a level of shock that a man such as Jesus would acknowledge her existence, let alone speak to her. The overall tone of the piece invokes a sense of anticipation within the viewer. We are led to further imagine the events that take place as Jesus welcomes the woman with open arms and moves her to proclaim his name throughout the city. |
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| Date: | 1973 |
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| Artist: | JESUS MAFA |
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| Country: | Cameroon
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| Scripture: | John 4:5-42
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| Person as Subject: | Jesus Christ (Biblical figure)
Samaritan Woman (Biblical figure)
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| Lectionary links: | ALent03
BProp24
CAdvt03
BDiv
CEast07
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| General Subject: | Culture: Black
Culture: African
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| Library of Congress Subject: | Christian art and symbolism -- Cameroon
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https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=48282
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| Copyright Source: | http://www.librairie-emmanuel.fr (contact page: https://www.librairie-emmanuel.fr/contact) |
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| Copyright Permission: | For non-commercial uses, include with the image the Attribution statement below. Variations of the statement are fine as long as the elements in the Attribution statement are included. For other uses contact Éditions de l’Emmanuel, https://www.editions-emmanuel.com/contact/. |
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| Attribution: | JESUS MAFA. Jesus and the Samaritan Woman, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=48282 [retrieved October 12, 2024]. Original source: http://www.librairie-emmanuel.fr (contact page: https://www.librairie-emmanuel.fr/contact). |
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| Record Number: | 48282
Last Updated: 2022-04-18 19:21:54
Record Created: 2006-12-15 00:00:00 |
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| Institution: | Vanderbilt University
Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition |
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