Triumph over Sin: Samson Destroying the Temple of the Philistines, Maarten van Heemskerck, c. 1550 - c. 1560

Identification

Title(s)

Triumph over Sin: Samson Destroying the Temple of the Philistines
Samson Shattering the Pillars of the Temple

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-3511

Inscriptions / marks

signature, top, on the column: ‘Martinus Heemskerck fecit’

Description

Simson verbrijzelt de zuilen van de tempel. Paneel uit een serie van twaalf voorstellingen van sterke mannen uit de mythologie en de bijbelse historie. Vier panelen in het Rijksmuseum: SK-A-3511/3514.

Creation

Artist

painter: Maarten van Heemskerck (signed by artist)

Dating

c. 1550 - c. 1560

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on panel

Material

Measurements

support: height 46.4 cm × width 15.8 cm
height 45.7 (painted surface) × width 14.7 (painted surface)

Subject

What

Samson breaks the pillars; the temple of Dagon collapses, killing all that are in it

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase Apr-1948

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; collection Kenneth Fitzgerald Kinnaird, 12th Lord (1880-1972), Rossie Priory, Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland, 1929;{Van Tuinen 2012, pp. 142, 144.} or Graham Charles Kinnaird, 13th Lord (1912-1997), Rossie Priory, Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland, 1929;{Van Tuinen 2012, pp. 142, 144.} his sale et al., London (Christie’s), 21 June 1946, no. 36, as a series of the twelve works of Hercules divided into four sets, 94.10 gns, to the dealer Kauffman, London;{Copy RKD.} …; the dealer P. Cassirer, London, 1947;{Note RKD; RMA Archive, Cassirer.} from whom, £ 340, with three other paintings, to the museum, 1948

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Notes

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Relations

Documentation

Held, Gijs van der Ham, p. 158
All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue, p. 265
Tuinen, Ilona van, 'The struggle for salvation : a reconstruction and interpretation of Maarten van Heemskerck's Strong men', Simiolus 36 (2012), nr. 3/4, p. 142-162.

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