Art Institute of Chicago
Samson and Delilah
Hans BrosamerLinkedCulture matchlcp-dd01fd90c844
- Date
- 1545
- Medium
- Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
- Culture
- Germany
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 80765
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
In another portrayal of the dangerous power of women, here Brosamer depicted the biblical scene of Delilah betraying Samson. This engraving is similar in scale to the artist’s nearby Phyllis and Aristotle (1923.203), and the two works may have been conceived as a pair. Renowned for his strength, Samson unwisely shared the source of his power—his hair—with his lover, the treacherous Delilah. While the Bible verses (Judges 16: 17–18) specify that Samson will lose his strength when his hair is shaved off, here Deliliah uses a more feminine tool, scissors.
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- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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