Samson Rending the Lion

Prints and Drawings

1496/97

Albrecht Dürer
German, 1471-1528

One of his earliest woodblocks, the intricate and sinuous lines of Samson and the Lion have generally been assumed to have been carved by Dürer himself.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Albrecht Dürer
Title: Samson Rending the Lion
Place: Germany (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1491–1501
Medium: Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: 38.2 × 27.6 cm (15 1/16 × 10 7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Katharine Kuh
Reference Number: 1964.73
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Bartsch 2

Meder 107 a/g

Strauss 33

Schoch, Mende, & Scherbaum 127

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