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71 Old Testament
71F the time of the Judges
71F3 the time of Samson ~ the book of Judges

71F37 Story of Samson and Delilah (Judges 16:4-21)

            71F371 the meeting of Samson and Delilah
            71F372 the Philistines offer Delilah eleven hundred pieces of silver in return for the secret of Samson's strength
            71F373 Delilah tries to find out Samson's secret
            71F374 Delilah finds out Samson's secret and warns the Philistines, who come with the money
            71F375 Samson asleep in Delilah's lap; she is usually shown beckoning to a Philistine or putting a finger to her lips (5)
            71F376 Samson's hairlocks are shaved, or cut off (usually with scissors) by a Philistine (15)
            71F377 Samson wakes up and finds his hair and strength gone; he is taken prisoner (3)
            71F378 the blinding of Samson (5)
            71F379 Samson grinding in prison (in a treadmill)

Rembrandt
Samson and Delilah
c. 1642-43

Jan Lievens
Samson and Delila
1627-28

Rembrandt
Samson and Delila
1628

Jan Lievens
Samson and Delilah
c. 1630

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
Samson and Delilah


Willem de Poorter
Samson and Delilah

Anthony van Dyck
Study for Samson and Delilah
c. 1618-20

Pieter Soutman
Samson and Delilah
1642

Anthony van Dyck
Study for Samson and Delilah
c. 1618-20

Anthony van Dyck
Samson and Delilah
c. 1618-20


Willem Bartsius
Samson and Delilah
1632

Peter Paul Rubens
Samson and Delilah
c. 1609

Peter Paul Rubens
Samson and Delilah
c. 1610

Jacob Matham after Peter Paul Rubens
Samson and Delila
c. 1613

Christiaen Gillisz. van Couwenbergh
The capture of Samson
1630


Gerrit de Wet
Samson and Delilah

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
Samson and Delilah

Jan Steen
Samson and Delilah
1668

Isaac de Jouderville
Samson and Delilah

Rembrandt
Study of Delilah Cutting off Samson's Hair
c. 1636


Guercino
Samson Captured by the Philistines
1619

Jan Victors
The Capture of Samson
c. 1642-45

Jan Victors
The Capture of Samson

Jan Steen
Samson insulted by the Philistines
c. 1675-76

Peter Paul Rubens
The Blinding of Samson


Ferdinand Landerer after Rembrandt
The Blinding of Samson
1760

Rembrandt Workshop
The Blinding of Samson

Rembrandt
Study for a Blinding of Samson (?)
c. 1635

Rembrandt
The blinding of Samson
1636