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Samson kills the lion
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Samson kills the lion

Cornelis Massijs · 1549 · engraving; paper

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

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Samson kills the lion with his bare hands, by pulling apart the jaws of the animal. In the background a landscape with two figures and a city.

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Credit lineSimson doodt de leeuw. 1549. Cornelis Massijs. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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