Samson and Delilah (Judges 16:19)

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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The AMICA Library

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.06.1051.2

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MMA_.06.1051.2

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AMICA Library Year:

2000

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2000

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Object Type:

Drawings and Watercolors

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Drawings and Watercolors

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Creator Name:

Altdorfer, Albrecht

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Altdorfer, Albrecht

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Creator Nationality:

European; Northern European; German

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European; Northern European; German

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Creator Role:

artist

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artist

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Creator Dates/Places:

German, ca. 1480-1538

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German, ca. 1480-1538

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Creator Name-CRT:

Made by Albrecht Altdorfer

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Made by Albrecht Altdorfer

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Title:

Samson and Delilah (Judges 16:19)

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Samson and Delilah (Judges 16:19)

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View:

Full View

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Full View

View

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Creation Date:

1506

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1506

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Creation Start Date:

1506

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1506

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Creation End Date:

1506

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1506

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Materials and Techniques:

Pen and dark brown ink heightened with white, on brown prepared paper

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Pen and dark brown ink heightened with white, on brown prepared paper

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Dimensions:

6 11/16 x 4 3/4 in. (17.0 x 12.0 cm)

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6 11/16 x 4 3/4 in. (17.0 x 12.0 cm)

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AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Owner Location:

New York, New York, USA

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New York, New York, USA

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ID Number:

06.1051.2

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06.1051.2

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Credit Line:

Rogers Fund, 1906

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Rogers Fund, 1906

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Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/

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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>

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Context:

Within a landscape setting, Samson lies asleep with his head upon Delilah's lap while she, holding the scissors with which she will cut his hair and deprive him of his strength, gestures towards the soldiers in the background who wait to arrest him (Judges 13:16). This autonomous drawing on colored ground is one of four by Altdorfer dated 1506. The fine pen work is characteristic of his early drawings. This drawing is annotated with an unusual, Italianate form of Altdorfer's name, also seen on two other drawings of early date, 'Witches Sabbath' and 'Allegory with Pax and Minerva,' both of which show the influence of Mantegna's designs. This Italianism has been taken as evidence for a trip to Italy, though no such trip is documented.

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<P>Within a landscape setting, Samson lies asleep with his head upon Delilah's lap while she, holding the scissors with which she will cut his hair and deprive him of his strength, gestures towards the soldiers in the background who wait to arrest him (Judges 13:16). This autonomous drawing on colored ground is one of four by Altdorfer dated 1506. The fine pen work is characteristic of his early drawings. This drawing is annotated with an unusual, Italianate form of Altdorfer's name, also seen on two other drawings of early date, 'Witches Sabbath' and 'Allegory with Pax and Minerva,' both of which show the influence of Mantegna's designs. This Italianism has been taken as evidence for a trip to Italy, though no such trip is documented.</P>

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