Samson is shown clad in golden armour - with the exception of his naked arms and legs -, holding the lion's jaw open, while mounted on his back. The event takes place against a backdrop of bushes, that reveals the expansive landscape beyond in the upper left corner.
[Görres, cda
Samson is shown clad in golden armour - with the exception of his naked arms and legs -, holding the lion's jaw open, while mounted on his back. The event takes place against a backdrop of bushes, that reveals the expansive landscape beyond in the upper left corner.
[Görres, cda 2014]
- Attribution
- Lucas Cranach the Elder
Attribution
| Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Kolb 2005 A, 137] [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 140A] |
- Production date
- about 1520 - 1525
Production date
| about 1520 - 1525 | [Kolb 2005 A, 137][Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 140A] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 25 x 18 cm (trimmed along the top edge)
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 25 x 18 cm (trimmed along the top edge)
[Exhib. Cat. Basel 1976, No. 514]
- Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia at the bottom right: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing left; in black paint
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia at the bottom right: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing left; in black paint
[cda 2014]
- Inscriptions and Labels
Recto: - bottom right: '589' (Gemäldegalerie Dresden, Inventory from 1722-1728, Inv. No. B 589)[1]
[1][Kolb 2005 …Inscriptions and Labels
Stamps, Seals, Labels:
Recto: - bottom right: '589' (Gemäldegalerie Dresden, Inventory from 1722-1728, Inv. No. B 589)[1]
[1][Kolb 2005 A, 137]
[cda 2014]
- Owner
- Private Collection
- Repository
- Private Collection
- CDA ID
- PRIVATE_NONE-P012
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR140A
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P012/
