Guercino, 1619 - Samson Captured by the Philistines - fine art print

Artwork description by the museum's website (© - by The Metropolitan Museum of Art - www.metmuseum.org)

The subject of this picture is from the Biblical book of Judges. Samson, whose strength came from his hair, has been shorn by his duplicitous lover, Delilah, and is set upon by the Philistines, who bind him and blind him. The focus of this dramatic and marvelously staged composition—a landmark in the artist’s career—is the vigorously modeled back of Samson, struggling to free himself. It is one of several commissions from Cardinal Giacomo Serra, the papal legate to Ferrara. Serra was a notable collector in Rome and also promoted Rubens.

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The 17th century artpiece was created by the male artist Guercino. The beyond 400 year-old original creation was painted with the following size: 75 1/4 x 93 1/4 in (191,1 x 236,9 cm) and was crafted with the technique oil on canvas. What is more, this piece of art belongs to the The Metropolitan Museum of Art's digital art collection. With courtesy of - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1984 (public domain). Besides, the artpiece has the following creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1984. Moreover, alignment is in landscape format with a ratio of 1.2 : 1, meaning that the length is 20% longer than the width. Guercino was a painter, whose style can be attributed mainly to Baroque. The Baroque artist lived for a total of 75 years and was born in 1591 in Cento, Italy and died in the year 1666.

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