Samson and Delilah (Rubens) was a Hebrew hero known for fighting the Philistines. Having fallen in love with Delilah, who has been bribed by the Philistines, Samson tells her the secret of his great strength: his uncut hair. Without his strength, Samson is captured by the Philistines. Rubens portrays the moment when, having fallen asleep on Delilah's lap, a young man cuts Samson's hair. Samson and Delilah are in a dark room, which is lit mostly by a candle held by an old woman to Delilah's left. Delilah is depicted with all of her clothes, but with her breasts exposed. Her left hand is
Delilah Pierce Delilah Pierce Delilah Williams Pierce (1904 – 1992) was an African American artist, curator and educator based in Washington, District of Columbia. Pierce was best known for upholding the African American art in her model figure and genre painting, abstraction. Pierce lived her life as an educator, artist and curator. After graduating from Miner Teachers College and Howard University (BS), and Teachers College-Columbia University (MA), Delilah went on to earn the Agnes-Meyer Fellowship (Europe, Middle East and Africa study), where she traveled and was influenced by the cultures and landscapes of London, Paris, Holland, Rome, Greece, Lebanon, the Holy Land,