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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lydia Spencer-Elliott

Rubens masterpiece in National Gallery may not be legitimate, fresh evidence claims

Concerns over whether Peter Paul Rubens painted the Samson and Delilah picture in the National Gallery have been reignited by new evidence.

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.

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