# The Triumph of Samson

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## Artwork

- Artist: [RENI, Guido](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/reni-guido-r79595e922f5954>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 260 x 223 cm

## Commentary

The unusual shape of the canvas is a reminder of its original use as a chimney-breast cover. The well balanced figure of the hero slaking his thirst after his victory is set against a dramatic landscape littered as far as the eye can see with the corpses of his enemies. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 12 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/18\_cent/handel\_samson.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;George Frideric Handel: Samson, Part 1 Sinfonia, recitative and chorus&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

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## Attribution

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