Capital with Four Scenes from the Story of Samson

Artists

Description

The four scenes are: Samson wrestling the lion; Samson carrying off the gates of Gaza; Delilah and the Philistines cutting Samson's hair; and Samson destroying the house of the Philistines.

Dimensions

29.5 x 26.1 x 26.1 cm (11 5/8 x 10 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.)

Provenance

André-Marius Garcin, Apt, France. B. d'Hendecourt, Passy, sold to Paul Sachs, Cambridge, MA, 1920, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1922.