Samson Slaying a Philistine

Giovanni da Bologna, 1562, Victoria and Albert Museum

‘Samson Slaying a Philistine’ is a work by Giambologna (Flanders/Belgium, 1529–1608). It is dated 1562. It is part of the collection Victoria and Albert Museum. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.

It was commissioned by Francesco I de' Medici. It is made of marble. It measures 210 × 76 cm. The work belongs to the genres group of sculptures and nude. The things depicted include Samson, man, and nudity.

The catalogue has 14 more works by Giambologna.

• The Renaissance