Samson Captured by the Philistines 1619 Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) Italian According to the Bible, Samson, whose strength came from his hair, was shorn by his duplicitous lover, Delilah, and then set upon by the Philistines, who bound and blinded him. The focus of this dramatic and marvelously staged composition—a landmark in the artist’s career—is the vigorously modeled back of Samson, struggling to free himself. It is one of several commissions from Cardinal Giacomo Serra, the papal legate to Ferrara. Serra was a notable collector in Rome and also promoted Rubens. Listen to exper
Samson Captured by the Philistines 1619 Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) Italian According to the Bible, Samson, whose strength came from his hair, was shorn by his duplicitous lover, Delilah, and then set upon by the Philistines, who bound and blinded him. The focus of this dramatic and marvelously staged composition—a landmark in the artist’s career—is the vigorously modeled back of Samson, struggling to free himself. It is one of several commissions from Cardinal Giacomo Serra, the papal legate to Ferrara. Serra was a notable collector in Rome and also promoted Rubens. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #5089. Samson Captured by the Philistines Play or pause #819. Samson Captured by the Philistines Play or pause #844. Samson Captured by the Philistines Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as Samson Captured by the Philistines 436603
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