Rembrandt

Samson and Delilah



Rembrandt - Samson and Delilah



Rembrandt
Samson and Delilah
c. 1642-43
181 x 227 mm
Pen and bistre, wash; the two warriors covered with white
Groninger Museum, Groningen
C. Hofstede de Groot Bequest


Literature


Catalogues raisonnés
Benesch 530

Collection catalogues
J. Bolten, Dutch drawings from the collection of Dr. Hofstede de Groot, Utrecht, 1967, nr. 60 info


Provenance


Sale Argoutinsky, Amsterdam, 12 December 1922, nr. 1903
collection Hofstede de Groot
bequest to Groninger Museum voor Stad en Lande
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Iconclass


71F375 Samson asleep in Delilah's lap; she is usually shown beckoning to a Philistine or putting a finger to her lips

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