With a powerful action Samson wrenches the lion's head back to his neck and pulls open his mouth, while he puts his left foot on the lion's back. On the right bushes create the immediate backdrop for the scene, while the left side opens out to reveal an expansive landscape
With a powerful action Samson wrenches the lion's head back to his neck and pulls open his mouth, while he puts his left foot on the lion's back. On the right bushes create the immediate backdrop for the scene, while the left side opens out to reveal an expansive landscape with a castle and a town.
- Attribution
- Lucas Cranach the Elder
Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Exhib. Cat. Weimar 2015, 68] [Hoffmann, Cat. Weimar 1992, 28] |
- Production date
- about 1520 - 1525
Production date
about 1520 - 1525 | [Exhib. Cat. Weimar 2015, 68] [Hoffmann, Cat. Weimar 1992, 28] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 56.7 x 38 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 56.7 x 38 cm
[Hoffmann, Cat. Weimar 1992, 28]
- Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia bottom left: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing right
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia bottom left: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing right
[cda 2010]
- Owner
- Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Museums
- Repository
- Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Museums
- Location
- Weimar
- CDA ID
- DE_KSW_G836
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR140
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_KSW_G836/