Albrecht Dürer
Samson Rending the Lion
About this artwork
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artist:Albrecht Dürer (1471 - 1528) German
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title:Samson Rending the Lion
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date created:About 1497 - 1498
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materials:Woodcut on paper
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measurements:38.20 x 28.00 cm
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credit line:William Finlay Watson Bequest 1881
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accession number:P 12
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Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer
Dürer made a great impact on European art through his outstanding skills as a draughtsman and printmaker. He was also an accomplished painter and writer of theoretical treatises on measurement and proportion, and helped raise the status of artists in his native Germany. Born in Nuremberg, the son...