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Rembrandt painting of Samson being blinded: armored men pin the bare-chested Samson while a man with a knife leans over him, lit by a shaft of light in a dark cave.

The Blinding of Samson

A dark, dramatic painting of a violent scene: a man in a red-brown cloak grips a blade over a half-naked man lying on the ground while armored soldiers pin him down. A woman in a white headscarf looks on from the shadows, and a shaft of light falls across the cave-like setting.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1636
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 2634 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1636; 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: La ceguera de Sansón, Rembrandt, 1636

Pintura oscura y dramática de una escena violenta: un hombre con capa rojiza sostiene una daga sobre un hombre semidesnudo tendido en el suelo, mientras soldados con armadura lo sujetan. Una mujer con pañuelo blanco observa desde la sombra, y un haz de luz cruza el escenario, similar a una cueva.

Português: A Cegueira de Sansão, Rembrandt, 1636

Pintura escura e dramática de uma cena violenta: um homem de capa avermelhada segura uma lâmina sobre um homem seminu deitado no chão, enquanto soldados de armadura o imobilizam. Uma mulher de lenço branco observa das sombras, e um feixe de luz atravessa o cenário, semelhante a uma caverna.

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