Jan Steen

Samson insulted by the Philistines



Jan Steen - Samson insulted by the Philistines



Jan Steen
Samson insulted by the Philistines
c. 1675-76
65 x 82 cm
Oil on canvas
Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp


Literature

Catalogues raisonnés
HdG 11 info

Literature
Ariane van Suchtelen, Jan Steen's histories, Zwolle; The Hague, 2018, p. 12, fig. 1, p. 19, fig. 16 (detail)


Exhibitions

2018 Jan Steen's Histories, Nr. 6

Provenance

Possibly Jacob van Hoek sale, Amsterdam, 12 April 1719, nr. 6 (250 guilders)
possibly sale Amsterdam (George Bruijn), 16 March 1724, nr. 7 (335 guilders)
Elisabeth Hooft (widow of Wouter Valckenier) sale, Amsterdam, 31 August 1796, nr. 37 (305 guilders to Filip Spruyt)
A.P. Baron Baut de Rasmon collection, Ghent
A. Van den Hecke-Baut de Rasmon bequest, 1859
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Iconclass

71F3771 Samson is tormented by the Philistines, Delilah is paid

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