Samson Rending the Lion
Artist
Albrecht Dürer
(German, 1471-1528)
CultureGerman
Dateca. 1496-1497
MediumWoodcut
DimensionsOverall: 15 3/8 x 11 in. (39.1 x 27.9 cm)
InscribedDurer monogram left of center above bottom edge. On back, right edge "8509" over "5730"; on front "90" lower right.
Credit LineBequest of Goldsborough Serpell
Object number46.76.102
Not on view
DescriptionWoodcut on heavy laid paper. Samon is over top of a lion, fighting him. There is a castle and village in the background.Published ReferencesVarious authors based on Adam van Bartsch's (1757-1821), _The Illustrated Bartsch_ Joseph Meder, _Dürer-Katalog, Ein Handbuch Über Albrecht Dürers Stiche, Radierungen, Holzschnitte, Deren Zustande, Ausgaben Und Wasserzeichen_ (Vienna: Verlag Gilhofer & Ranschburg, 1932)
