Samson and Delilah
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Catalogue
- Year
- 1615
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Framed: 158.4 x 122.5 x 11.8 cm (62 3/8 x 48 1/4 x 4 5/8 in.); Case: 139.7 x 177.8 x 28 cm (55 x 70 x 11 in.); Unframed: 129 x 94 cm (50 13/16 x 37 in.)
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Artist
- Gerrit van Honthorst
Artist
Gerard "Gerrit" van Honthorst was a Dutch Golden Age painter who became known for his depiction of artificially lit scenes, eventually receiving the Italian nickname Gherardo delle Notti. Early in his career he visited Rome, where he had great success painting in a style influenced by Caravaggio. Following his return to the Netherlands he became a leading portrait painter. Van Honthorst's contemporaries included Utrecht painters Hendrick ter Brugghen and Dirck van Baburen.
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- Gerrit van Honthorst
- Year
- 1615
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Framed: 158.4 x 122.5 x 11.8 cm (62 3/8 x 48 1/4 x 4 5/8 in.); Case: 139.7 x 177.8 x 28 cm (55 x 70 x 11 in.); Unframed: 129 x 94 cm (50 13/16 x 37 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1615-331785
Source
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Source
- cleveland
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified