Delilah holding Samson's hair and a pair of scissors

Giuseppe Caletti, called Cremonese Italian

1620–30

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Artwork Details

Title: Delilah holding Samson's hair and a pair of scissors
Artist: Giuseppe Caletti, called Cremonese (Italian, active Ferrara, 1600–1660)
Date: 1620–30
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 5 1/16 × 5 13/16 in. (12.8 × 14.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Object Number: 51.501.1283
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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