Cleveland Museum of Art
Samson Killing the Lion
Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-91cf98b472c5
- Date
- c. 1492–98
- Medium
- woodcut
- Culture
- Germany, late 15th-early 16th century
- Department
- Prints
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 104601
From LinkedCulture
Samson's bare hands pry open a lion's jaws with raw, physical force, and you can feel the strain in every line Dürer cut into this block of wood. Made in Germany around 1492 to 1498, this woodcut captures the young Albrecht Dürer pushing the medium far beyond its usual limits, filling the background with rolling hills, distant towns, and a clouded sky. His famous AD monogram sits at the lower centre, one of the earliest times he ever signed a print that way, marking the moment he decided his name would travel with his work across Europe.
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What the image shows
A knight on horseback battles a lion in a landscape with a castle in the distance.
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- Credit line
- Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
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