Samson and Delilah - Rembrandt
One of my favorites. This is a depiction of the story of Samson and Delilah. In the story Samson is one of the strongest man ever and all of his power comes from his hair. Delilah who loved him was forced to cut off his hair so he could be arrested. When an artist paints this story they most times want to paint Samson naked so that he seems to be venerable. But Rembrandt painted him with is clothes on but in some way this makes not less venerable but actually more venerable. Notice Delilah's hand. One is lifting it up to cut it but the other is gently stoking it. In this one snapshot Rembrandt shows us tender love and brutal betrayal.