Samson and Delilah

Lucas van Leyden

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white drawing of a muscular man with long hair sitting on the ground, surrounded by people. The man sits on the ground with his back slightly slouched and his right elbow resting on his bent knee. His head is slanted down towards his left hand. The man has short shorts on and a cloth covering his lower body. There are 6 other people around him. The one on the left sits on the ground next to a tree. The person behind him on the left stands holding several spears. The person on the right stands by a tree holding a long spear. The person to the right of the standing person on the right sits on the ground. The person to the left of the seated man appears to be kneeling and peeking from behind the seated man. The sixth person sits on the ground on the far right. The man and some of the people around him have swords on the ground around them. There are trees on both sides with one having leaves and one without. There are rocks forming a hill behind them. The scene is titled "Samson and Delilah" and the artist is Lucas van Leyden.