1636_Blinding_of_Samson_Rembrandt.txt

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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606 – 1669

The Blinding of Samson
oil on canvas (236 × 302 cm) — 1636
Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt am Main

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn biography

This work is linked to Judges 16:21

One of few paintings that show the moment Samson's eyes were put out by the Philistines. Delilah hurries away from the tent; in her hand she holds the hair that made Samson invulnerable.