The Blinding of Samson
Rembrandt
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was a Dutch draughtsman, painter, and printmaker. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art and the most important in Dutch art history.
Max Resolution:1276×957 PX
Title:The Blinding of Samson
Artists:Rembrandt
Date:1636
Style:Baroque,Tenebrism
Genre:religious painting
Medium:oil,canvas
Location:Städel, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Dimensions:302×236 cm
Copyright:Public domain
The Blinding of Samson is a 1636 painting by Rembrandt, now in the Städel. The painting is the first of its kind in pictorial tradition. No other artist at the time had painted this specific narrative moment. This painting was a gift to the House of Orange, Rembrandt's current patron of a few commissioned paintings.