Samson and Delilah
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (called il Guercino), Italian, 1591 - 1666
Geography:
Made in Italy, Europe
Date:
1646Medium:
Pen and brown ink (possibly iron gall) on laid paper mounted on paperDimensions:
Sheet: 7 15/16 x 9 9/16 inches (20.1 x 24.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
1994-83-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the Alice Newton Osborn Fund, the Lola Downin Peck Fund, and the John D. McIlhenny Fund, 1994
Made in Italy, Europe
Date:
1646Medium:
Pen and brown ink (possibly iron gall) on laid paper mounted on paperDimensions:
Sheet: 7 15/16 x 9 9/16 inches (20.1 x 24.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1994-83-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the Alice Newton Osborn Fund, the Lola Downin Peck Fund, and the John D. McIlhenny Fund, 1994
Label:
The painting for which this work is a preliminary sketch depicts Samson, an Old Testament Israelite judge famous for his great strength, unwisely confiding to his mistress Delilah that his force resides in his hair, which would allow her to cut the potent locks while he slept and betray him to the Philistines. The canvas is recorded as paid for on 31 March 1646 in Guercino's account book.
The painting for which this work is a preliminary sketch depicts Samson, an Old Testament Israelite judge famous for his great strength, unwisely confiding to his mistress Delilah that his force resides in his hair, which would allow her to cut the potent locks while he slept and betray him to the Philistines. The canvas is recorded as paid for on 31 March 1646 in Guercino's account book.