Who created "Samson en Delila"?

Samson en Delila was created by Adriaen van der Werff in 1669 - 1722.

When was "Samson en Delila" created?

This artwork was created 1669 - 1722.

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Samson en Delila

Adriaen van der Werff

1669 - 1722

Medium

paper

Dimensions

h 368mm × w 276mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

paper; chalk

Object Type

drawing

Subject Matter

Samson asleep in Delilah's lap; she is usually shown beckoning to a Philistine or putting a finger to her lips

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1941

Notes

Aankoop uit het F.G. Waller-Fonds

Collection Type

drawings

About Adriaen van der Werff

1659–1722 • Dutch Republic

Dutch painter and draughtsman. He was apprenticed to the portrait painter Cornelis Picolet (1626–79) from 1668 to 1670 and then from ca.1671 to 1676 to Eglon van der Neer in Rotterdam. From 1676 van der Werff produced small portraits and genre paintings as an independent master. In 1687 van der Werff, by then a successful artist, married the wealthy Margaretha Rees (1669–1731), whose guardian, Nicolaes Anthonis Flinck, owned a collection of prints and paintings. In 1691 and 1695 van der Werff was head of the Rotterdam Guild of St Luke. Comment on works: Religious; History; Mythology.