Based on the Old Testament story of the Israelite hero Samson, the painting depicts the moment an accomplice of his treacherous lover Delilah cuts off his hair, the source of his warrior power. Rubens ...

The painting depicts the Old Testament story where Israelite hero Samson falls asleep on Delilah’s lap and she allows a young man to cut off the source of the warrior’s power – his hair.

Based on the Old Testament story of the Israelite hero Samson, the painting depicts the moment an accomplice of his treacherous lover Delilah cuts off his hair, the source of his warrior power.

The debate about the authenticity of a Rubens's masterpiece 'Samson and Delilah' will be ... an accomplice of his treacherous lover Delilah cuts off his hair, the source of his warrior power.