Title
Samson and Delilah, by Matham (1609, c.)
Creator
Matham, Jacob (1571-1631)
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 right holding the candle in the scene. The maid resembles the procuress in Caravaggio's Judith Beheading Holofernes (1598, c.)
Source
Cincinnati Art Museum:
https://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/art/explore-the-collection?id=18382983
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200819222251/https://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/art/explore-the-collection?id=18382983
Accession Number: 1973.740
https://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/art/explore-the-collection?id=18382983
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200819222251/https://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/art/explore-the-collection?id=18382983
Accession Number: 1973.740
Format
Engraving.
Dimensions: 37.5 × 44.1 cm
Dimensions: 37.5 × 44.1 cm
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