COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1972.50
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Paintings
Creator Name:
Valentin
Creator Nationality:
European; French
Creator Role:
artist
Creator Dates/Places:
1594 - 1632
Gender:
M
Creator Name-CRT:
Valentin
Title:
Samson
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
c. 1630
Creation Start Date:
1625
Creation End Date:
1635
Materials and Techniques:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Unframed: 135.6cm x 102.8cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1972.50
Credit Line:
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Provenance:
Palazzo Barberini, Rome (1633 inventory), by descent to the Colonna de Sciarra family (1812, Rome sale 1899, as Caroselli); Edoardo Almagiá, Rome
Context:
This painting was commissioned by Cardinal Francesco Barberini, one of the major collectors in Rome in the 1600s. The Barberini family emblem--the bee--appears as a clasp on Samson's left shoulder.Samson is portrayed as a melancholic, brooding figure. At his side is the jawbone of an ass, used to kill 1,000 men, as in the biblical account.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1972.50.tif
