Samson and Delilah

1545

Hans Brosamer

Associated Names
Hans Brosamer

Artist, German, c. 1500 - 1552 or 1554

This is a drawing of an interior scene depicting armored figures engaged in various activities. One figure is seated with a bowl being held to their head by another, while a third stands beside them holding chains. The setting is an intricately detailed room with arched windows, heavy drapery, and ornate furnishings, including a table set with vessels. A window in the background lets in light, illuminating the medieval ambiance, highlighted by the soldiers’ elaborate costumes and weaponry. The drawing has strong line work and shading, giving depth and texture to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 8.1 x 9.8 cm (3 3/16 x 3 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2112

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 2, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alfred Morrison [1821-1897], London and Fonthill (Lugt 151); Richard Gutekunst [1870-1961], Bern (Lugt 2213a); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1929; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1990

  • Eva/Ave: Woman in Renaissance and Baroque Prints, NGA, 1990, no. 95, repro.

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

1959

  • Holl. 2.

1990

  • Russell 1990, cat.no.95.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Hans and Martin Brosamer, Martin Knauer, author). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2015; Part I, no. 2, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

on the pedestal at lower left, in plate: 15 45 / HB / JOHANNES BROSAMER / FVLDAE DEGENS / FACIEBAT.

Wikidata ID

Q64957227

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