Battle of Samson Against the Philistines / Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps
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- Accession Number
- 1982/1.262
- Title
- Battle of Samson Against the Philistines
- Artist
- Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps
- Artist Nationality
- French
- Artist Life Dates
- 1803-1860
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1839
- Inscription
- Inscribed with stylus, l.r.: camps; signed, l.r.: DC.
- Dimensions
- 223 cm x 318 cm (87 13/16 in. x 125 3/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Physical Description
- This drawing is done in black chalk with white color highlights against a tan background. It shows an expansive landscape with craggy mountains and a wide sky with swirling cloud formations. In the center foreground area there is a an army of men facing a figure with long dark hair. This man has his arms raised preparing to throw an object at the group. On the right, there is another group of men looking on from behind a tree.
- Subject Matter
- Derived from the Old Testament story (Book of Judges) of Samson single-handedly (albeit with the help of God) defeating the Philistines in battle, Decamps depicts a moment of that battle. Decamps visited Italy in 1835 and proceeded to paint many biblical scenes upon his return to France. Thanks to travels in Asia Minor and North Africa in 1828, he was able to set these religious works in realistic Near Eastern settings. Decamps was one of three painters given a retrospective in the Universal Exposition of 1855 in Paris, along with Ingres and Delacroix.
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1225 x 849
- File Size
- 123 KB
- Record
- 1982/1.262
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"Battle of Samson Against the Philistines; Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1982-sl-1.262/1982_1.262.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 04, 2024.
