Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1528 - Samson and Delilah - fine art print

Supplementary description by the museum's website (© - The Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

In this Old Testament scene, the Israelite judge Samson sleeps in the lap of his Philistine lover Delilah, who shears a lock of hair from his head to drain his superhuman strength. A group of soldiers emerges from the forest, seeking revenge against the disempowered hero, who had murdered a thousand Philistines with the ass’s jawbone that lies at his feet.The panel’s small size suggests that it was displayed in a private context. In the courtly setting of Cranach's time, the biblical story had an allegorical meaning, warning men of the pitfalls of love and the wiles of women.

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In 1528 the male artist Lucas Cranach the Elder made this work of art. The version of the artpiece was made with the dimensions: 22 1/2 x 14 7/8 in (57,2 x 37,8cm). Oil on beech was used by the German artist as the technique for the artwork. Besides, this work of art is included in the digital art collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which is located in New York City, New York, United States of America. The classic art public domain artpiece is provided with courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Bequest of Joan Whitney Payson, 1975. Also, the work of art has the following creditline: Bequest of Joan Whitney Payson, 1975. Further, the alignment is in portrait format with an image ratio of 2 : 3, meaning that the length is 33% shorter than the width. The painter Lucas Cranach the Elder was an artist from Germany, whose style can be classified as Northern Renaissance. The Northern Renaissance painter lived for a total of 81 years - born in the year 1472 in Kronach, Bavaria, Germany and died in the year 1553.

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