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Roundel with Christ and Zacchaeus
Roundel with Christ and Zacchaeus. Zacchaeus was a tax collector in the city of Jericho during the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth (20’s-30’s CE) who was converted to christianity. Stained glass. Created between 1500–1510. Located at...
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Samson and the Lion
A bronze statue portraying an ancient Israelite judge Samson fighting with the Lion.
Located at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Credits to The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982.
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The Wedding of Samson
A painting portraying the wedding of an ancient Israelite judge Samson. Oli on canvas. Created by Rembrandt in 1638.
Located at the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden, Germany.
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Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature as Samson and Delilah
Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature in Samson and Delilah (1949). The ancient Israelite judge Samson was betrayed by his lover Delilah, who was sent to him by his enemies, the Philistines.
©Paramount Pictures Studios.
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Samson Interpreted by Victor Mature
Victor Mature in Samson and Delilah (1949). Samson was one of the judges of ancient Israel and was said to be blessed with superhuman strength. In the scene, Samson destroys the temple of Philistynes, who captured and blinded him...
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Delilah Shears a Lock of Samson's Hair
Painting depicting an Old Testament scene where the Israelite judge Samson sleeps on his lover Delilah's lap while the latter shears a lock of his hair to drain his super-human strength. Oil on beech. Created by Lucas Cranach the Elder around...
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Samson Captured by the Philistines
A painting depicting a scene of the Bible where Samson, one of the ancient Israelite judges, was being captured by his enemies Philistines after Delilah, his lover, betrayed him. Oil on Canvas. Created in 1619 by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco...
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A Philistine Ship of War
Drawing by Faucher-Gudin depicting Philistines at war. Based on a photograph by Beato. From History of Egypt Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, VI.C by G. Maspero. Published in London, 1903-1904.
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The Flight of the Prisoners
A painting portraying the flight of Judeans from the ancient Kingdom of Judah. Judeans became captives in Babylon, the capital city of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. Gouache on board. Created by James Jacques Joseph Tissot between 1896-1902...
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Relief from Medinet Habu Depicting Philistine Captives
A photo of a wall relief of Philistine captives being led away after their failed invasion of Egypt. Located at the mortuary temple of Ramses III, Medinet Habu, Theban Necropolis, Egypt
