Samson and Delilah

E116490

"Samson and Delilah" is a famous Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the biblical story of Samson’s betrayal by Delilah.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Samson and Delilah canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque painting
painting
artHistoricalPeriod early 17th century
basedOn Judges
surface form: Book of Judges

Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Bible
surface form: Old Testament
city London, England
surface form: London
collection National Gallery
surface form: The National Gallery
colorPalette strong contrasts of light and shadow
warm tones
commissionedBy Nicolaas Rockox
completionDate circa 1610
country United Kingdom
countryOfOrigin Southern Netherlands
Habsburg Netherlands
surface form: Spanish Netherlands
creator Peter Paul Rubens
depicts Delilah
Samson
biblical story of Samson and Delilah
depictsSymbol candlelight as symbol of revelation and betrayal
cut hair as symbol of lost strength
genre religious painting
hasPart Philistine soldiers entering through a doorway
figure of Delilah holding scissors
figure of Samson lying on Delilah’s lap
old woman holding a candle
putti sculpture above the doorway
height 185 cm
inception circa 1609
languageOfWork none
location National Gallery
surface form: National Gallery, London
mainSubject Philistines capturing Samson
Samson’s hair being cut
betrayal of Samson by Delilah
medium oil on panel
oil paint
movement Baroque
notableFor complex lighting and texture effects
psychological tension between figures
sensual yet dramatic portrayal of a biblical scene
originalLocation Antwerp
house of Nicolaas Rockox, Antwerp
style dramatic chiaroscuro
dynamic composition
subjectHeading Judges
surface form: Bible—Judges—Samson
support wooden panel
width 205 cm

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Peter Paul Rubens notableWork Samson and Delilah
George Sanders notableWork Samson and Delilah
Hallelujah hasBiblicalReference Samson and Delilah