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Samson Kills the Lion
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Samson Kills the Lion

Antonie Wierix (II) · 1585 · 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 tearing apart its jaws. In the background a hilly landscape. Below the image a reference in Latin to the Biblical text in Judges 14. This print is part of an album.

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Credit lineSimson doodt de leeuw. 1585. Antonie Wierix (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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