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Samson Destroys the Temple of the Philistines
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Samson Destroys the Temple of the Philistines

Philips Galle · 1569 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Samson is freed from prison and destroys the temple of the Philistines by walking away with two columns under his arms. The building falls over him. To the front right a man with a harp (lyre) under his arm and a boy on the steps of a building with a columned portico.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printSamson breaks the pillars
Credit lineSimson verwoest de tempel van de Filistijnen. 1569. Philips Galle. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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