Samson and Delilah
c. 1626 - c. 1627
- Medium
- panel, grisaille
- Dimensions
- 27.5 × 23.5 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-107461
This scene represents the biblical story of the Israelite Samson and the Philistine Delilah. Delilah seduced Samson into revealing the secret of his superhuman strength, namely his long hair. Without it he would be like any other mortal. This painting was recently reattributed to Rembrandt. Delilah gestures the approaching Philistine with a pair of scissors to be still.
Provenance
Purchased with the support of the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum
Registry history
- c. 1626 - c. 1627 — Recorded in the collection of Rijksmuseum
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