Art, Symbol & Imagination
Samson and Delilah
Samson sits on a cushioned seat with one hand lifted into his long hair, turning towards Delilah as she stands beside him. Their directed hands and faces create a close conversation within the richly patterned chamber. The caption names Samson and Delilah. Doré depicts the exchange before the cutting of the hair: Samson remains awake and upright, while the surrounding drapery and narrow room make the encounter intimate.
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Gustave Doré (design). "Samson and Delilah" [editorial title]. In The Bible Gallery, Gustave Dore; Talbot W. Chambers. Undated Cassell & Company edition; one hundred illustrations with supplied descriptive letterpress, undated edition, Cassell & Company, Limited. Source scan leaf 113. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/bible-dore-112
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Complete plate reviewed against the scan; printed caption supplies subject. Crop excludes surrounding paper and separate caption without changing scan tone. Letterpress theology is not adopted as historical proof.
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Gustave Doré (design). Samson and Delilah. The Bible Gallery. Scan leaf 113. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/bible-dore-112