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Brown wash drawing of a muscular nude man seen from behind, straining against a column, with a crouching figure at lower left.

Simson verbrijzelt de zuilen van de tempel

A muscular male nude seen from behind strains against a column, his torso twisted and head tilted upward, while a smaller figure crouches at lower left. The drawing is rendered in brown wash and pen with heightened highlights on a pale ground.

Artist
Maarten van Heemskerck (eigenhandig gesigneerd)
Date
1550-1560
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
1331 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1560.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Sansón derribando las columnas del templo

Un hombre desnudo y musculoso, visto de espaldas, se esfuerza contra una columna con el torso retorcido y la cabeza inclinada hacia arriba, mientras una figura más pequeña se agacha en la parte inferior izquierda. El dibujo está hecho con aguada marrón y tinta, con realces claros sobre un fondo pálido.

Português: Sansão derrubando as colunas do templo

Um homem nu e musculoso, visto de costas, força uma coluna com o tronco torcido e a cabeça inclinada para cima, enquanto uma figura menor se agacha no canto inferior esquerdo. O desenho é feito em aguada marrom e tinta, com realces claros sobre um fundo pálido.

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