Samson and Delilah

A sweeping Baroque history painting stages a violent abduction beneath a stormy, cloud-filled sky. A pale woman recoils across a richly draped seat while a bare-chested, bearded man twists toward her, surrounded by armored soldiers, flowing garments, and raised weapons. Strong diagonals, theatrical gestures, and sharply contrasted illumination drive the crowded composition from the shadowed left edge toward the tense knot of figures at right.