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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn: The Blinding of Samson

🖼 The Blinding of Samson, 1636
Oil on canvas
236 × 302 cm
Frankfurt, Germany

A violent biblical scene explodes across the canvas in dramatic chiaroscuro, with soldiers overpowering Samson as a physician pierces his eye. Rembrandt's visceral, theatrical approach revolutionized history painting, emphasizing human trauma over classical idealization.

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