Why it matters
Philistine soldiers wrestle Samson to the ground and gouge out his eyes, while Delilah flees with his hair and the scissors in her hand. No artist before Rembrandt had painted this exact moment.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1636.
- Rembrandt gave it to the House of Orange via Constantijn Huygens, as an apology for delays on his Passion paintings.
- The Städel acquired it in 1905.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Blinding of Samson (CC BY-SA 4.0).
