Title
Samson and Delilah, by Giordano (1696, c.)
Creator
Giordano, Luca (1634–1705)
Date
1696, c.
Description
This painting portrays the famous biblical scene of Delilah cutting Samson's hair. In this representation of the scene, Samson lies on her lap while soldiers approach them. Note the maid who appears on the left near Delilah in the scene. The maid resembles the procuress in Caravaggio's Judith Beheading Holofernes (1598, c.)
Source
English Heritage, The Wellington Collection, Apsley House, London, UK
https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/samson-and-delilah-144177
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200819222514/https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/samson-and-delilah-144177
Accession Number: WM.1631-1948
Record in The National Inventory of Continental European Paintings:
https://vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=190640
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200820224219/https://vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=190640
https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/samson-and-delilah-144177
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200819222514/https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/samson-and-delilah-144177
Accession Number: WM.1631-1948
Record in The National Inventory of Continental European Paintings:
https://vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=190640
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200820224219/https://vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=190640
Format
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions: 56 × 147 cm
Dimensions: 56 × 147 cm
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