Collect this outstanding and rare etching by Albrecht Dürer titled "Samson Rending the Lion" from The Apocalypse series. This print, one of the great early Renaissance woodcuts created around 1497–1498, illustrates the biblical story from the Book of Judges in which Samson, empowered by divine strength, kills a lion with his bare hands. The print is especially important because it shows how Dürer transformed woodcut printing from a relatively simple illustration technique into a sophisticated fine art medium. Contemporary viewers were astonished by the technical detail and dramatic energy he achieved using carved wood blocks.
Details:
- Artist: Albrecht Dürer
- Title: Samson Rending the Lion
- Medium: Print on paper
- Edition: Bundesdruckerei
- Year: 1949-1990
- Number: 41/204
- Dimensions: 25 1/2 x 19 1/2 sheet; 15 x 11 image
- Catalogue reference: Hollstein VII 107
Print by Albrecht Durer Titled "Samson Rending the Lion"
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