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Samson and Delilah (Rembrandt)

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Samson betrayed by Delilah
Samson and Delilah
Year1629–1630
Mediumoil paint, panel
Dimensions61.3, 61.4 cm (24.1, 24.2 in) × 50.1 cm (19.7 in)
IdentifiersRKDimages ID: 48131

Samson and Delilah is a 1629–1630 painting by Rembrandt, now in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin.[1] It is first recorded in Frederick Henry of Orange's collection in the Hague in 1632 and passed down through the family until Huis Honselaarsdijk and its contents were bequeathed to Frederick I of Prussia on the death of William III of Orange. Frederick's son Frederick the Great probably moved the painting to Berlin in 1742. In 1793 it was mentioned as a work by Govert Flinck in the inventory of the Berlin Stadtschloss, and it remained there until moving to its present home in 1906.

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  1. ^ "Simson und Delila". Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Berlin State Museums) (in German). Retrieved 2024-05-07.

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