Samson und Delila

Samson und Delila
Peter Paul Rubens (1598–1640), Samson und Delila, London, National Gallery, Saal 18, um 1609–1610, Bild 1/2
Peter Paul Rubens (1598–1640), Samson und Delila, London, National Gallery, Saal 18, um 1609–1610, Bild 1/2
Peter Paul Rubens (1598–1640), Samson und Delila, London, National Gallery, Saal 18, um 1609–1610, Bild 2/2

Samson and Delilah

Rubens's interpretation of this Old Testament story is tense and powerful. Samson's Nazirite vows forbade the cutting of hair; in return, God gave him great strength. Delilah was bribed by the Philistines to seduce Samson and cut his hair as he slept, so that soldiers could capture the weakened hero. Dramatic lighting reflects Rubens's awareness of the Italian painter, Caravaggio.

London, National Gallery, Saal 18
London, National Gallery, Saal 18, Bild 1/2
London, National Gallery, Saal 18, Bild 1/2
London, National Gallery, Saal 18, Bild 2/2

In Vorbereitung: Paris, Musée d’Orsay; Paris, Musée des Arts décoratifs; L'Aquila, Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo; Ascoli Piceno, Pinacoteca civica

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