Samson and the Lion

early 13th century (Medieval)

23.2 cm 40.2 cm 13 cm

Citation Source image

This superb bronze candlestick refers to a scene from the biblical book of Judges (14:5-7), which tells how Samson killed a lion with his bare hands. Here, Samson rides the animal, with one hand resting on its head and the other supporting the drip pan for the candle. Bronze c...

Artifact

id
id
15558
contentType
contentType
object
stage
stage
normalized
provenance
provenance
Albert von Oppenheim, Cologne; Arnold Seligmann, Rey and Co., New York; John Pierpont Morgan, New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
rightsUri
rightsUri
CC0
language
language
en
pageCount
pageCount
1
source
source
import
Source image fields (5)
thumbnailUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_54.784_Prof_TR_T95III.jpg
largeImageUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_54.784_Prof_TR_T95III.jpg
iiifBase https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_54.784_Prof_TR_T95III.jpg
imageCount 1
sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.784