Landschappen met scènes uit de gelijkenis van de barmhartige Samaritaan

A winding path leads through a dense, hilly countryside filled with architectural details like windmills, churches, and fortified towns. In the lower left, the Samaritan kneels to help the wounded man while his horse stands nearby, providing a contrast to the figures on the right who walk away from the scene.

Hendrick Goltzius was the leader of the Haarlem Mannerists, a circle of artists whose technical virtuosity and interest in complex allegories influenced the visual culture of the late Northern Renaissance. This print belongs to a tradition of 'world landscapes' that represented the totality of the natural world as a backdrop for moral narratives.