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Source Description
The roundels of this stone lintel show, on the left, Samson killing the lion, and, on the right, Delilah holding a flower, a reference to her role as the flirtatious temptress and seducer of Samson. The relief is from a doorway in the wealthy medieval town of Cluny, famous for its Benedictine monastery, which was the largest in the world at one time. Many of the town's houses were decorated with carved capitals and lintels, like this one.
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Document identity
localId
17992
label
Lintel with Samson and Delilah
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
17992
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Lintel with Samson and Delilah
description
The roundels of this stone lintel show, on the left, Samson killing the lion, and, on the right, Delilah holding a flower, a reference to her role as the flirtatious temptress and seducer of Samson. The relief is from a doorway in the wealthy medieval town of Cluny, famous for its Benedictine monastery, which was the largest in the world at one time. Many of the town's houses were decorated with carved capitals and lintels, like this one.
provenance
Abbey of Cluny (?), Cluny, ca. 1850 [sketched by Jean-Claude Barat]; in situ 10 rue de la Barre, Cluny [in undated photograph]; Mme. Jacques Bacri, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, October 13, 1971, by purchase.
date
mid 12th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
reliefs
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
60.7
height
145.1
depth
24.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 23 7/8 x W: 57 1/8 x D: 9 5/8 in. (60.7 x 145.1 x 24.5 cm)
style
Romanesque
Source extras
cul
French
med
limestone with traces of red and blue paint
creator_ids
6229
collection_ids
MED
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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3f07c53500b1126f