Samson and the Lion, from "The Story of Samson" — Anonymous, French, 16th century, ca. 1560–80

Samson and the Lion, from "The Story of Samson", Anonymous, French, 16th century

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Credit: Purchase, Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, by exchange; and A. Hyatt Mayor Purchase Fund, Marjorie Phelps Starr Bequest, 2010
Licence: CC0-1.0
Evidence: metmuseum.org collection api v1: isPublicDomain=true on object 393723 (read 2026-09-01)
Record: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/393723

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