The Second Tournament with a Tapestry Showing Samson and the Lion
Lucas Cranach the Elder · 1509 · Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
Public domain
Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
The Second Tournament with a Tapestry Showing Samson and the Lion is a public-domain illustration by Lucas Cranach the Elder, dated 1509. Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“The Second Tournament with a Tapestry Showing Samson and the Lion” (1509) has Cranach’s thin, precise line. The picture may be a court portrait or a religious panel from the Wittenberg workshop.
About the artist
Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553) was a German Renaissance painter at the Saxon court. He painted portraits and religious panels with a hard, elegant line.
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