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Samson Slaying a Philistine is a marble sculpture by Giambologna, executed c. 1562, the earliest of his great marble groups of the sculptor to the Medici Grand Dukes of Tuscany, and the only substantial work by the artist to have left Italy. It was commissioned in about 1562, by Francesco de' Medici for a fountain in Florence, but was later sent as a gift to Spain being placed in Palacio de la Ribera, Valladolid. The group was presented to the Prince of Wales, later King Charles I, in 1623 while he was in Spain negotiating a marriage contract, and it soon became the most famous Italian sculpture in England. On its arrival in England it was given to the king's favourite, the Duke of Buckingham, and subsequently changed hands three times before coming to the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1954.

Samson Slaying a Philistine
Artist	Giambologna
Year	c. 1562
Medium	Marble
Location	Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Accession	A.7-1954

The sculpture shows Samson wielding the jawbone of an ass in order to slay one of the Philistines who have taunted him. It is a good example of the multiple viewpoints seen in Giambologna's work; the spiralling movement of the bodies means that there is no main view. The dramatic pose is based on a composition by Michelangelo, who was in his late seventies when Giambologna met him in Rome. The group was carved from just one block of marble, supported by only five narrow points. Although the marble is weathered from three centuries outdoors, it still shows Giambologna's sensitive carving.

See also

• Palacio de la Ribera

References

• V&A collections database

Bibliography

• Jackson, Anna, ed. (2001). V&A: A Hundred Highlights. V&A Publications.

External links

• Media related to Giambologna's Samson and a Philistine at Wikimedia Commons

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[de] Samson erschlägt einen Philister

Samson erschlägt einen Philister ist eine Skulptur des flämisch-italienischen Bildhauers Giambologna (1529–1608). Sie zeigt die biblische Figur Samson, der nach einer Erzählung im Buch der Richter (Ri 15,15 EU) mit dem Kieferknochen eines Esels 1000 Philister erschlug. Giambolognas Skulptur, etwa 2,1 Meter hoch, ist das früheste Monumentalwerk des Künstlers und entstand um 1562 in Florenz. Sie besteht aus einem einzigen Marmorblock, der nur an fünf schmalen Stellen mit dem Sockel der Statue verbunden ist. Die Zweiergruppe gelangte im 17. Jahrhundert über Spanien nach England, ist seit 1954 im Victoria and Albert Museum in London als zentrales Werk der dortigen Skulpturensammlung ausgestellt und gilt als ein Hauptwerk des Manierismus. Sie zeichnet sich durch spiralförmige Allansichtigkeit aus, so dass sie aus jedem Winkel einen unterschiedlichen Anblick bietet.[1]

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[it] Sansone e un filisteo

Sansone che uccide un filisteo è un gruppo scultoreo in marmo realizzato da Giambologna, scultore fiammingo particolarmente attivo nella Firenze medicea. È l'unica tra le opere principali dell'artista ad aver lasciato l'Italia. Fu commissionata nel 1562 da Francesco I de' Medici, originariamente come parte di una fontana ubicata presso il Casino di San Marco a Firenze. Fu successivamente trasferita in Spagna come dono e posizionata al Palacio de la Ribera di Valladolid. Il gruppo fu poi presentato nel 1623 al principe di Galles, divenuto poi Carlo I d'Inghilterra, che si trovava in Spagna per negoziare un contratto di matrimonio. .mw-parser-output .chiarimento{background:#ffeaea;color:#444444}.mw-parser-output .chiarimento-apice{color:red}Immediatamente Sansone e un filisteo divenne la scultura italiana più famosa in Inghilterra[senza fonte]: appena vi fu trasferita, fu consegnata al prediletto del re, il duca di Buckingham, e in seguito cambiò proprietario per altre tre volte fino ad entrare a far parte delle collezioni del Victoria and Albert Museum nel 1954.

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