Samson Slays the Philistines

Augustin Hirschvogel

Associated Names
Augustin Hirschvogel

Artist, German, 1503 - 1553

This is a drawing of a large figure blocking a cave entrance with a stone while others react. The drawing depicts a dynamic scene with a muscular, towering figure in the process of placing a large stone at the cave entrance. Surrounding the figure are smaller characters, some gesturing or reacting. The scene shows a crowded space with overlapping bodies in various poses. In the background are spears and vegetation. The style features detailed line work reminiscent of Renaissance pen and ink drawings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.295

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1971, no. 45

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • The Old Testament in Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, University of Notre Dame Art Gallery, Notre Dame, IN, 1965.

Bibliography

1917

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

Wikidata ID

Q65070886

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