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Rembrandt: Samson betrayed by Delilah

Artist



Alternative names	Rembrandt van Rijn, Birth name: Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Description	Dutch painter, printmaker and drawer
Date of birth/death	15 July 1606	4 October 1669
Location of birth/death	Leiden	Amsterdam
Work period	between circa 1625 and circa 1669 date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1625-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1669-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Work location	Leiden (1620-1624), Amsterdam (1624-1625), Leiden (1625-1633), Amsterdam (1631-1669)
Authority file	: Q5598 VIAF: 64013650 ISNI: 0000000121363802 ULAN: 500011051 LCCN: n79142935 NLA: 35139809 WorldCat

Title

German:

Simson und Delila

Samson betrayed by Delilah

Object type

painting

Genre

religious art

Description

Samson and Delilah

Depicted people

Date

1628

Medium

oil on oak wood

Dimensions

height: 61.3 cm (24.1 in); width: 50.1 cm (19.7 in)

Collection

Gemäldegalerie

	Native name	Gemäldegalerie der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin
	Parent institution	Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
	Location	Bezirk Mitte von Berlin , Germany
	Coordinates	52° 30′ 31″ N, 13° 21′ 53″ E
	Established	1830
	Website	smb.museum
	Authority file	: Q165631 VIAF: 139597962 ISNI: 0000000120974783 LCCN: n94003740 OSM: 3626233 GND: 806975-X WorldCat

Accession number

812A

Place of creation

Leiden

Object history

by 1632: Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau, Prince of Orange (1584-1647), The Hague, Inventory number 49, as Jan Lievens

1647: inherited by William II, Prince of Orange (1626-1650) (?)

by 1702: William III, Prince of Orange (1650-1702), Huis Honselaarsdijk, Category:Honselersdijk by 1707: Huis Honselaarsdijk, Honselersdijk, Inventory number 39

Unknown date: inherited by Frederick I of Prussia (1657-1713), Huis Honselaarsdijk, Honselersdijk

1713: inherited by Frederick William I of Prussia (1688-1740) (presumably)

1740: inherited by Frederick II of Prussia (1712-1786) (presumably)

1742: transferred to Berlin (presumably)

by 1793: Stadtschloss, Berlin, as Govert Flinck by 1906: William II of Germany, Stadtschloss, Berlin

1906: transferred to the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, from the Stadtschloss, Berlin

1945: transferred to the Central Collecting Point, Marburg/Wiesbaden

Unknown date: transferred to the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin

Exhibition history

Rembrandt. Schilderijen bijeengebracht ter gelegenheid van de inhuldiging van Hare Majesteit Koningin Wilhelmina, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 8 September 1898–November 1898, cat. no. 2.

Meisterwerke aus den Berliner Museen. Europäische Malerei des 17. und 18. Jahrhunderts, Museum Dahlem, Berlin, 7 September 1951–30 March 1952, Cat.no. 74.

Vorstelijk verzameld. De kunstcollectie van Frederik Hendrik en Amalia, 6 December 1997–29 March 1998, Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis, The Hague, Cat.no. 21.

Rembrandt's Journey. Painter, draughtsman, etcher, 26 October 2003–18 January 2004, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, Cat.no. 11.

Rembrandt - Genie auf der Suche, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, 4 August 2006–5 November 2006, cat. no. 8.

Inscriptions

Monogram and date bottom left:

RHL 1628

Possibly not original

References

Source/Photographer

Web Gallery of Art:

Image

Info about artwork

Other versions

File:Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 126.jpg
Version from 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	20:42, 15 January 2013		828 × 1,001 (408 KB)	Jan Arkesteijn	adjusted exposure to reveal some detail in the dark parts
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File usage

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List of drawings by Rembrandt

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Usage on fr.wikipedia.org
- L'Aveuglement de Samson
- Liste des dessins de Rembrandt
Usage on nl.wikipedia.org
Usage on ru.wikipedia.org
- Участник:Villarreal9/Список картин Рембрандта

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Image title	Samson and Delilah oil on panel 61.6 x 50.4 cm ca. 1628
Author	Rembrandt
Copyright holder	http://www.smb-digital.de/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=870807&viewType=detailView
Short title	Samson en Delila
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	41.729 dpi
Vertical resolution	41.729 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
File change date and time	17:10, 15 January 2013
Color space	sRGB
Image width	828 px
Image height	1,001 px
Date and time of digitizing	18:10, 15 January 2013
Date metadata was last modified	18:10, 15 January 2013
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File:Rembrandt - Samson and Delilah - WGA19098.jpg

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