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Samson and Delilah

1887

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The story

The Philistine lords each offered Delilah 1,100 silver coins to learn the secret of Samson's strength. Three times he lied to her, until her complaints wore him down and he confessed it lay in his uncut hair. While he slept, she had it cut and handed him to his enemies.

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Object details

Title: Samson and Delilah
Artist: José Echenagusía
Date: 1887
Culture: Not recorded
Medium: Oil on canvas
Object type: Paintings
Collection: Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao
Credit line: Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain.
Object number: EFA.0656
Original image: 3000 × 2713 px
Source record: View on Wikimedia Commons
License evidence: See the license

Cite this object

José Echenagusía. Samson and Delilah. 1887. Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao. Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain. In The Secret Cabinet, https://thesecretcabinet.com/object/ea0656/