The Blinding of Samson, Rembrandt, 1636

The blinding of samson · violent death by blinding · story of samson and delilah (judges 16:4-21) · fighting · cave, grotto · darkness · rays of natural light · biblical portrayal · historical narration · force · samson · delilah · woman · man · group of people · man · recumbent (male) · standing man · figure seen from the back · woman · standing woman (standing people) · group of people · physiognomy · sky · vessel · fabric · drapery · baldachin · pearl bracelet · bracelet · pearl · head ornament · earring · belt · dress · shock of hair · lock · trousers · cloth · fist · blood (human) · drop of blood · combat · gesticulation · eye (human) · dagger · armour · suit of armour · bondage · chain (mechanical device) · bird's feather · beret · shield · helmet · soldier · fur cap · head covering · cuirass · harem pants · shirt · barefootedness · sword · lance · nazirite · philistine · old testament · movement (design element) · murder · force · assault · brutality · betrayal · lie · go blind · powerlessness · surprise · hero · beloved (female) · humiliation · war · superiority · strength · arrest · breach of faith · secret · cave · kris · partisan · traditional costume · seduction · wine jug · deceit · defencelessness · lighting design · silhouette shape · pentimento · bedroom · lap · time · ocean · vulnerability · pain · churning · shocking · disgusting · alarming · depressing · aggressiveness · unrest · tension · danger · pain · drama · heaviness. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: 1636. Dimensions: height: 219.3 cm (86.3 in) ; width: 305 cm (10 ft). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Samson, Delilah. Collection: Städel Museum. The Blinding of Samson (SM 1383)