Gerard van HonthorstPays-Bas, 1592–1656Samson and Delilah
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À propos du tableau
Samson et Dalila est un tableau du peintre néerlandais Gerrit van Honthorst, réalisé vers 1616 et conservé au Cleveland Museum of Art (Cleveland, États-Unis).
Selon le musée
In retaliation for Samson’s single-handed decimation of their army, the Philistines bribed his lover Delilah to discover the source of his strength: his hair, uncut since birth. Samson’s hair was shorn as he lay sleeping in Delilah’s lap, draining his strength and allowing the Philistines to capture him. Honthorst intensified the inherent drama of the scene by limiting his depiction to just three closely packed figures, starkly illuminated by a single candle. The old woman’s silencing gesture involves the viewer in the action, making us complicit in Delilah’s deceit.
Cleveland Museum of Art
Notice
- Numéro d’inventaire
- 1968.23
Au catalogue
Sources
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Image : Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
Pendant ce temps, chez Gerard van Honthorst
La vie entière1610–1615 · Lieu de travail
Rome
c. 1610 – 1620
At the palace of Marquis Giustiniani in Rome
In Rome Honthorst lodged at the palace of Marquis Vincenzo Giustiniani, where he painted “Christ Before the High Priest” (now in the National Gallery, London), and under Caravaggio's influence took up night scenes lit by a hidden artificial source. Italian documents of his day call him “Gherardo Fiammingo” or “Gherardo Hollandese”: the nickname “Gherardo delle Notti” came into use only in the 18th century.
c. 1610 – 1620
Commissions from Cardinal Scipione Borghese
Cardinal Scipione Borghese became another important patron, securing him commissions at San Silvestro in Monte Compatri and Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome. The artist also worked for Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany.
