Jesus and the Woman of Samaria

At a well that was built by Jacob, Jesus meets a woman from Samaria. He asks her for some water. She is surprised that a Jew talks to her, as Jews and Samaritans did not get along very well.

Jesus starts a conversation and after a while tells her that he is the Messiah. She believes him and convinces her fellow citizens to do so too.

Lovely composition by Guercino: the slightly tilted heads, and the hands that illustrate who's talking and who's listening.