The Good Samaritan (Vatican modern tapestry)

This mid-century tapestry reinterprets Van Gogh’s version of Delacroix’s *Good Samaritan*. The Gobelins workshop mimics brushwork through textile means: diagonal hachures and dovetailed color passages replace impasto, while saturated oranges, greens, and blues carry the drama of aid on the roadside. The result is both homage and transformation—modern sacred empathy rendered for public interiors through state-atelier craft.