A kneeling woman begs Christ in the midst of his disciples to heal her daughter, who is possessed by the devil (Matthew 15:21-21; Mark 7:24-30). On the right there is a disciple with a large book under his arm. On the left, two children are eating bread and in the foreground two dogs are playing. In the left background, a man is wheeled out in a wheelbarrow. In the background there are classical buildings and ruins. Source
Pieter Lastman was a Dutch painter. Lastman is considered important because of his work as a painter of history pieces and because his pupils included Rembrandt and Jan Lievens. In his paintings Lastman paid careful attention to the faces, hands and feet. Wikipedia