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The Annunciation of the Birth of Samson to the Wife of Manoah
From the collection of Kunstmuseum Basel. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The painting on copper was formerly considered a work of Adam Elsheimer, whose influence is obvious. The Venetian-born Saraceni must have seen paintings by Elsheimer in Rome in the early 1600s. He painted small-format pictures with biblical and mythological themes. The Basel painting shows the announcement of the birth of a son, namely Samson, to the wife of Manoah (Judges 13:3–5).
Kunstmuseum Basel’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDie Verkündigung der Geburt Samsons an die Frau des Manoah. um 1610. Carlo Saraceni (1579–1620). Kunstmuseum Basel, Schenkung der Prof. J.J. Bachofen-Burckhardt-Stiftung. Public domain.
