Samson Wrestling with the Lion
The Old Testament hero Samson, infused by the spirit of the Lord, attacks and kills a lion with his bare hands (Judges 14). The artist mixes subtle detail with complex movement and form to intrigue the viewer's eye; the visual dynamism of the encounter is intensified by the re...
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Artifact
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32052
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object
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normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Jacques Seligmann, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1910, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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| language |
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en
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2
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import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_71.433_Fnt_BW.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_71.433_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_71.433_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| imageCount | 2 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/71.433 |
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Medium
ivory, ebony base
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