"Samson and Delilah"

Rubens depicts the moment when, Samson having fallen asleep on Delilah's lap, a young man cuts Samson's hair.The painting is noteworthy for the masterful and elaborate painting of the draperies and for the absence of blue pigments. 

There has been some doubt cast over the attribution of the painting to Rubens.A dendrochronological examination of the painting, however, confirms that the painting dates to the correct period, and the attribution has been accepted by a majority of the art-historical scholarly community.