🕊️ Faith & Scripture
Samson Mocked by the Philistines
Jan Steen · 1676
Why it's great
Samson, blinded and chained, is mocked by a crowd of people at a party, and he stands bowed and helpless. Jan Steen painted it in about 1676.
Where to see it
📍 Royal Museum of Fine Arts AntwerpAntwerp, Belgium
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⬇ Hi-res download
9,782 × 7,774 px · 76.0 megapixels · prints up to about 33 × 26 inches at 300 dpi
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Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:
💵 Budget
Etsy ↗
Posters and simple prints from small sellers, usually the lowest prices.
🖼️ Mid-range
Fine Art America ↗
Good printing on paper, canvas or metal, made to order, with framing options.
🏛️ High-end
Meisterdrucke ↗
Museum-grade giclée prints on archival paper or canvas, the closest to the real thing.
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Jan Steen was a Dutch painter born in Leiden in 1626. He painted lively, messy family scenes and parties full of jokes and lessons, so much that a messy home is called a Jan Steen household in Dutch. He died in 1679.
