Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
Samson Captured by the Philistines1619
Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) painted this in 1619, aged 28. It is now at The Met in New York. More about this work
About this work
Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) painted this in 1619, aged 28. It is now at The Met in New York.
How it was made
- Oil paint
- Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.
Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
Italian, 1591–1666 · Born in Cento; died in Bologna.
Rights and the museum’s record
Public domain. The Met has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.
- Object number
- 1984.459.2
- Credit
- Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Type
- Paintings
- Department
- European Paintings
- Licence
- CC0 1.0 Universal
- Museum record
- See it on the museum’s site
