RENI, Guido (b. 1575, Calvenzano, d. 1642, Bologna) |
The Triumph of Samson1611-12Oil on canvas, 260 x 223 cm Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna | ||
The unusual shape of the canvas is a reminder of its original use as a chimney-breast cover. The well balanced figure of the hero slaking his thirst after his victory is set against a dramatic landscape littered as far as the eye can see with the corpses of his enemies.
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