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Painting of a bearded man raising a blade over a seated woman in blue and white robes, who leans back in a dim interior with a sword on the floor.

Samson betrayed by Delilah

A dimly lit painted scene shows a bearded man in a tunic and leather straps raising a blade toward a seated woman in a blue and white robe, who leans back with her head tilted up. A sword lies on the floor in the foreground, beside a bare foot and a dark curtain.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1628
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1700 × 2088 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1628; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rembrandt, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Sansón traicionado por Dalila

Una escena pintada con poca luz muestra a un hombre barbado con túnica y correas de cuero que alza una hoja hacia una mujer sentada, con vestido azul y blanco, que se recuesta con la cabeza inclinada hacia arriba. En primer plano hay una espada en el suelo, junto a un pie descalzo y una cortina oscura.

Português: Sansão traído por Dalila

Uma cena pintada com pouca luz mostra um homem barbado, com túnica e tiras de couro, erguendo uma lâmina em direção a uma mulher sentada, de vestido azul e branco, que se recosta com a cabeça inclinada para cima. No primeiro plano há uma espada no chão, ao lado de um pé descalço e de uma cortina escura.

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