Samson and Delilah

1519

Hans Burgkmair I

Associated Names
Hans Burgkmair I

Artist, German, 1473 - 1531

This print shows two figures in an outdoor setting. In the center, a woman sits or kneels on grass, wearing a long dress with a low neckline and draped sleeves. Her curly hair is partially styled into an updo, with some stands falling around her face and down her back. She looks downward at the man who sits at her feet. He has a full, white beard and curly hair, a handful of which he holds up in one hand. The woman holds a pair of shears to the strands of hair, appearing to cut them. Part of his hair has already been cut short. The man is wearing a ruffled tunic with thin trousers and sturdy boots. He looks down at the ground. On the ground in the bottom left corner, there is a bottle, cup, and stacked plates with food scraps and a small knife. In the top left is a brick wall with an arched opening, and on the right are some tall, leafy trees in front of a cloudy sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 12.2 × 9.9 cm (4 13/16 × 3 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.7.20

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 5

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1964

  • Old Master Prints from the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, organized by the Smithsonian Travelling Exhibitions Service, toured to Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, Memphis, TN; University of Utah, Salt Lake City; Cheney Cowles Memorial Museum, Spokane, WA; University of Southern California, Los Angeles; University of Kansas Museum of Art, Lawrence; Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH; Dullin Gallery of Art, Knoxville, TN; Atlanta Art Association, GA; York Junior College Gallery, York, PA; Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI; Hill School, Pottstown, PA; Milwaukee Art Center, WI; and Western Washington State College. Bellingham, WA, 1964-1966, no. 14.

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q64957229

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