Peter Paul Rubens

Baroque

Rubens Paintings 1577 - 1640 Painter, Diplomat, Netherlands, Baroque

Samson and Dalila, 1609

Oil on canvas, 205x185

The National Gallery , London

Mythological Art

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OIL PAINTING: Samson and Dalila, 1609
Rubens returned to Antwerp in 1608 from Italy, and he brought with him an interest in the heritage of Antique art and literature that developed into a cornerstone of his thinking and artistic production. After setting up home in Antwerp, Rubens devoted himself with unfailing interest to Greek and Roman mythology, which he used for the subject of many oil paintings , such as ''Samson and Dalila'', mostly as private commissions.