Tip: move over the painting to use the lens.
Samson Captured by the Philistines
Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) · 1619
- Artist
- Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) Italian, Cento 1591–1666 Bologna
- Date
- 1619
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Size
- 75 1/4 x 93 1/4 in. (191.1 x 236.9 cm)
- Where to see it
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1984 · CC0 Public Domain · The Met · see it at the museum ↗
Slow Look
- The whole picture Let your eyes wander. Where do they want to rest?
- The light Find the brightest spot. What is it showing you?
- The edges Look at what is half cut off at the borders.
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- The whole picture again Step back. Has it changed for you?
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