This Old Testament Rubens brims with symbolic imagery. Behind Delilah is a statue of Venus with Cupid, personifications of Samson's undoing. The old woman standing at Delilah’s shoulder is a brothel owner, symbolizing what lies in store for the temptress, while the crossed hands of the Philistine who shears Samson’s locks signify treachery. A Mixed-Media Painting.
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Samson and Delilah, after Peter Paul RubensPeter Paul Rubens Flemish (1577 - 1640) |
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This Old Testament Rubens brims with symbolic imagery. Behind Delilah is a statue of Venus with Cupid, personifications of Samson's undoing. The old woman standing at Delilah’s shoulder is a brothel owner, symbolizing what lies in store for the temptress, while the crossed hands of the Philistine who shears Samson’s locks signify treachery. A Mixed-Media Painting. |
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