Presentation by Carolina
Rieckhof
01/05/12
'Samson and Delilah',
Peter Paul Rubens, (c. 1609-10)
The National Gallery,
London, Room 29
The National Gallery Project
Courtesy of the National Gallery, London
.
This is Samson and Delilah,
a Ruben’s painting. I chose this
painting because there are a lot of things I am interested in within the light,
the proportions, Delilah’s look, what is she thinking of, why there are so many
people in the room.
Carolina’s questions?
- · It is such an intimate scene, is Delilah happy with what she has done?
- · I heard that the old women behind her could be a reflection of Delilah and that the man who is cutting Samson’s hair could be a reflection of Samson.
- · I noticed today that you could see the lion’s skin on Samson’s body so you could probably assume it could mean he betrayed the lion. Now he is almost dying in Delilah’s lap.
- · I want to find out what the hair cutting means.
- · I want to know about the proportions.
- · And the soldiers there and the only character that is looking at us that guy over there he looks like a soldier, he is very much in the scene.
- · What’s that fire there behind her and that light?
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