Title

The Blinding of Samson, 1609. Creator: Peter Paul Rubens.

Caption

The Blinding of Samson, 1609. An episode from the life of Samson recounted in the Old Testament. According to this account, the Philistines entrusted Delilah with seducing Samson in order to discover the secret of his great strength and thus capture him.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM24A25_297

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NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

44,8Mb (3,4Mb) / 16,5in x 10,5in / 4960 x 3160 (300dpi)

Keywords

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