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Samson Slays the Philistines

1548

Augustin Hirschvogel

Associated Names

Augustin Hirschvogel

Artist, German, 1503 - 1553

This is a drawing of a muscular figure holding a bone above their head. The setting includes a large rocky formation, various figures in different poses, and a background of trees and sky. An inscription in stylized script is located below the image. The composition is detailed with use of shadow and texture, emphasizing movement and intensity.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1950.17.120
Catalogue Raisonné

Schwarz 1971, no. 45

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1917

-- see Schwarz 1917 for full citation -- use 'Schwarz 1971' for Hirschvogel's "Konkordanz" prints only

Wikidata ID

Q65219942

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