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White marble sculpture of a muscular nude man wrestling a lion, gripping its curly mane while the animal lies crouched at his feet against a dark background.

Samson and the Lion

A white marble sculpture shows a muscular nude man twisting and pulling at the mane of a lion beneath him, his face turned in strain. The lion's curled mane and pressed-down body fill the lower half, set on a rough base against a plain dark background.

Artist
Cristoforo Stati
Date
1604–7
Medium
Marble
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 1434 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1607).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Chester D. Tripp Fund

Español: Sansón y el león, escultura en mármol

Una escultura de mármol blanco muestra a un hombre desnudo y musculoso que tuerce y tira de la melena de un león bajo él, con el rostro tenso por el esfuerzo. La melena rizada y el cuerpo aplastado del animal ocupan la mitad inferior, sobre una base rugosa y un fondo oscuro.

Português: Sansão e o leão, escultura em mármore

Uma escultura de mármore branco mostra um homem nu e musculoso que torce e puxa a juba de um leão sob ele, com o rosto tenso pelo esforço. A juba encaracolada e o corpo prensado do animal ocupam a metade inferior, sobre uma base rústica e um fundo escuro.

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