Sujet
Samson and Delilah, c. 1616. Creator: Gerrit van Honthorst (Dutch, 1590-1656).
Légende
Samson and Delilah, c. 1616. In retaliation for Samson?s single-handed decimation of their army, the Philistines bribed his lover Delilah to discover the source of his strength: his hair, uncut since birth. Samson?s hair was shorn as he lay sleeping in Delilah?s lap, draining his strength and allowing the Philistines to capture him. Honthorst intensified the inherent drama of the scene by limiting his depiction to just three closely packed figures, starkly illuminated by a single candle. The old woman?s silencing gesture involves the viewer in the action, making us complicit in Delilah?s deceit.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G03_062
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
82,9Mo (3,8Mo) / 38,8cm x 53,6cm / 4578 x 6328 (300dpi)