Samson and Delilah, c. 1616. Creator: Gerrit van Honthorst (Dutch, 1590-1656)
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Samson and Delilah, c. 1616. Creator: Gerrit van Honthorst (Dutch, 1590-1656)
Samson and Delilah, c. 1616. In retaliation for Samsons single-handed decimation of their army, the Philistines bribed his lover Delilah to discover the source of his strength: his hair, uncut since birth. Samsons hair was shorn as he lay sleeping in Delilahs 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 womans silencing gesture involves the viewer in the action, making us complicit in Delilahs deceit
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