Samson and Delilah seated on a bed, Samson tearing apart the ropes binding his hands as soldiers look on from behind a curtain; from the series of 112 prints of the sacred history, after the painting by Giovanni Battista Pittoni
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Pietro Monaco|Pietro Monaco|Giovanni Battista Pittoni
Artist bio: Italian, Belluno 1707–1772 Venice|Italian, Belluno 1707–1772 Venice|Italian, Venice 1687–1767 Venice
Artist role: Publisher|Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian|Italian
Date: ca. 1730–39
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 16 3/4 × 11 15/16 in. (42.6 × 30.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Geography:  Venice     
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1962
Accession year: 1962