Title
Samson and Delilah, by Rubens (1609, c.)
Creator
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640)
Date
1609, c.
Description
This painting portrays the famous biblical scene of Delilah cutting Samson's hair, except in this picture, it is a servant cutting Samson's hair while he lies on Delilah's lap. Note the maid who appears on the left holding the candle in the scene. The maid resembles the procuress in Caravaggio's Judith Beheading Holofernes (1598, c.)
Source
Cincinnati Art Museum, the USA
https://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/art/explore-the-collection?id=22338034
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200819221935/https://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/art/explore-the-collection?id=22338034
Accession Number: 1972.459
Wikimedia Commons:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_Paul_Rubens_-_Samson_and_Delilah_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200819221943/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_Paul_Rubens_-_Samson_and_Delilah_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
https://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/art/explore-the-collection?id=22338034
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200819221935/https://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/art/explore-the-collection?id=22338034
Accession Number: 1972.459
Wikimedia Commons:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_Paul_Rubens_-_Samson_and_Delilah_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200819221943/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_Paul_Rubens_-_Samson_and_Delilah_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
Format
Oil on panel.
Dimensions: 52.1 × 50.5 cm
Dimensions: 52.1 × 50.5 cm
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