Samson and Delilah
E116490
"Samson and Delilah" is a famous Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the biblical story of Samson’s betrayal by Delilah.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samson and Delilah canonical | 3 |
| Samson and Delilah by Peter Paul Rubens | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T979986 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samson and Delilah Context triple: [Peter Paul Rubens, notableWork, Samson and Delilah]
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A.
Song of Deborah
The Song of Deborah is an ancient Hebrew victory hymn in the Bible that celebrates Israel’s triumph over Canaanite forces under the leadership of the prophetess Deborah and the commander Barak.
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B.
The Hireling Shepherd
The Hireling Shepherd is an 1851 oil painting by William Holman Hunt that exemplifies the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood’s vivid detail, moral symbolism, and intense naturalism in a rural English setting.
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C.
Judith
Judith is a deuterocanonical book of the Bible that tells the story of a courageous Jewish widow who saves her people by beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes.
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D.
The Suitor
The Suitor is a painting by French Nabi artist Édouard Vuillard, known for its intimate domestic interior scene rendered in his characteristic decorative, patterned style.
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E.
Daughters of Penelope
Daughters of Penelope is a women’s philanthropic and fraternal organization associated with the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association, dedicated to promoting Hellenic culture, education, and community service.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samson and Delilah Target entity description: "Samson and Delilah" is a famous Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the biblical story of Samson’s betrayal by Delilah.
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A.
Song of Deborah
The Song of Deborah is an ancient Hebrew victory hymn in the Bible that celebrates Israel’s triumph over Canaanite forces under the leadership of the prophetess Deborah and the commander Barak.
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B.
The Hireling Shepherd
The Hireling Shepherd is an 1851 oil painting by William Holman Hunt that exemplifies the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood’s vivid detail, moral symbolism, and intense naturalism in a rural English setting.
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C.
Judith
Judith is a deuterocanonical book of the Bible that tells the story of a courageous Jewish widow who saves her people by beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes.
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D.
The Suitor
The Suitor is a painting by French Nabi artist Édouard Vuillard, known for its intimate domestic interior scene rendered in his characteristic decorative, patterned style.
-
E.
Daughters of Penelope
Daughters of Penelope is a women’s philanthropic and fraternal organization associated with the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association, dedicated to promoting Hellenic culture, education, and community service.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Book of Judges
ⓘ
linked to:
Judges
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| city |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| collection |
The National Gallery
ⓘ
linked to:
National Gallery
|
| colorPalette |
strong contrasts of light and shadow
ⓘ
warm tones ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Nicolaas Rockox ⓘ |
| completionDate | circa 1610 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Southern Netherlands
ⓘ
Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
linked to:
Habsburg Netherlands
|
| creator | Peter Paul Rubens ⓘ |
| depicts |
Delilah
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Samson ⓘ biblical story of Samson and Delilah ⓘ |
| depictsSymbol |
candlelight as symbol of revelation and betrayal
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cut hair as symbol of lost strength ⓘ |
| genre | religious painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Philistine soldiers entering through a doorway
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figure of Delilah holding scissors ⓘ figure of Samson lying on Delilah’s lap ⓘ old woman holding a candle ⓘ putti sculpture above the doorway ⓘ |
| height | 185 cm ⓘ |
| inception | circa 1609 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none ⓘ |
| location |
National Gallery, London
ⓘ
linked to:
National Gallery
|
| mainSubject |
Philistines capturing Samson
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Samson’s hair being cut ⓘ betrayal of Samson by Delilah ⓘ |
| medium |
oil on panel
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oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex lighting and texture effects
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psychological tension between figures ⓘ sensual yet dramatic portrayal of a biblical scene ⓘ |
| originalLocation |
Antwerp
ⓘ
house of Nicolaas Rockox, Antwerp ⓘ |
| style |
dramatic chiaroscuro
ⓘ
dynamic composition ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
Bible—Judges—Samson
ⓘ
linked to:
Judges
|
| support | wooden panel ⓘ |
| width | 205 cm ⓘ |
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linked to: Samson and Delilah