Sujet

Samson and Delilah, 1630-1635. Creator: Jan Lievens.

Légende

Samson and Delilah, 1630-1635. Other Title(s): Samson and Delilah. Delilah seduced Samson into telling her the secret of his superhuman strength, the source of which lay in his long hair. Lievens painted Samson asleep on Delilah’s lap. She hands a pair of scissors to the frightened man so that he can cut off Samson’s hair.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM23A69_079

Model release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

100,9Mo (5,1Mo) / 46,3cm x 54,6cm / 5467 x 6448 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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