The Capture of Samson
Peter Paul Rubens, 1609–10
This subject of this panel comes from a story in the Hebrew Bible in which the mighty Samson awakes to find that his lover, Delilah, has cut off his hair, the source of his strength. Rubens drew from ancient Roman sculpture for Samson’s contorted pose, while the strong contrast of light and dark recalls the work of Italian painter Tintoretto.
| Artist | Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640) |
|---|---|
| Medium | Oil on panel |
| Size | 50.4 × 66.4 cm (19 3/4 × 26 1/8 in.); Framed: 73.3 × 89.5 × 12.1 cm (28 7/8 × 35 1/4 × 4 3/4 in.) |
| Origin | Flanders |
| Type | Painting |
| Museum | Art Institute of Chicago · museum page |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0): free to download, print and hang. |
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