Delilas Verrat und Samsons Gefangennahme durch die Philister

Delilah’s Betrayal and Samson’s Imprisonment by the Philistines, ca. 1580

ArtistJodocus van Winghe, Bruxelles 1544–1603 Frankfurt am Main

Oil on canvas, on oak

Dimensions without frame215,5 × 243 cm

Status

on display, room 003

About the workOnly a few paintings by the Flemish artist Jodocus van Winghe have survived and his life is poorly documented. What is recorded is that he travelled from Belgium to Italy to study and then via France to Germany, where he settled in Frankfurt am Main. Acquired around 1693 by Elector Johann Wilhelm for his collection of paintings in Düsseldorf, this work portrays the biblical scene in which Delilah cuts Samson’s hair, enabling the Philistines to blind him. In his love for Delilah, he had previously revealed to her that his hair was the secret to his superhuman strength.

AccessionCollection of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Provenance[...]; ca. 1603 - 1617 Sammlung Doktor Jan Mijtens, Brüssel; [...]; ca. 1693-1773 Sammlung Kurfürst Johann Wilhelm von der Pfalz-Neuburg (1658 - 1716), Stadtschloss Düsseldorf; ab 1773 Sammlung der Kurfürstlich-Pfälzischen Academie der Maler, Bildhauer- und Baukunst Düsseldorf (ab 1780 Sammlung "Kurfürstliche Akademie Düsseldorf"); 1819 Übernahme in die Sammlung der Königlich-Preußischen Kunstakademie Düsseldorf; seit 1932 Dauerleihgabe der Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Inventory numberM 2299

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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