About this piece

Simson is perched on the back of a lion, using his bare hands to pry open the beast's jaws. In the background, to the left and right, a castle can be seen.

Artist: Albrecht Dürer
Title: Simson fights with the lion
Date: 1494

Related tags: albrecht dürer, simson, lion, castle, bare hands, heroic struggle

Dimensions: 1925 x 2676 (Nearest commonly-used ratio: 3:4)
Image file name: simson_vecht_met_de_leeuw_c13471b7.jpeg
Image file size: 10408466
Time image uploaded: 2024-07-05T14:54:36.000Z
License: CC0 (Creative Commons 0)

Source: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam