# Samson and the Philistines

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## Artwork

- Artist: [BLOCH, Carl Heinrich](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bloch-carl-heinrich-r5101177209968b>)
- Date: 1851-1900
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 246 x 184 cm

## Commentary

Bloch painted Samson and the Philistines in Rome in 1863. It was followed by several similar pictures, which brought Bloch great recognition, carving him a reputation among his contemporaries as Denmark&#39;s greatest painter.

## Related artworks

- [Cleansing of the Temple](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bloch-carl-heinrich-r5101177209968b/cleansing-of-the-temple-r9f8cc5d6ea9d6a>)
- [In a Roman Osteria](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bloch-carl-heinrich-r5101177209968b/in-a-roman-osteria-re230a96207f559>)
- [The Sermon On the Mount](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bloch-carl-heinrich-r5101177209968b/the-sermon-on-the-mount-rf8a01968dc340d>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)