Samson and Delilah (van Dyck, London)

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Samson and Delilah (1620) by Anthony van Dyck

Samson and Delilah is a 1620 painting by Anthony van Dyck.It was heavily inspired by his tutor Rubens's version of the same subject and for a long time was attributed to Rubens. Van Dyck inverted the composition and showed Delilah in white chalk make-up and heavily rouged cheeks, the makeup traditionally worn by Parisian prostitutes. The painting is now held in the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London.[1][2] He returned to the subject in 1630.

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  1. ^ "Samson and Delilah | Dulwich Picture Gallery".
  2. ^ "Samson and Delilah".

Bibliography[edit]

  • Beatrice Marshall, Old Blackfriars: A Story of the Days of Anthony Van Dyck (1901), Kessinger Publishing, 2009
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