The Bible In Paintings: SAMSON’S LION

[Hebrews 11:6]

The Bible In Paintings 2
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR APPRECIATING AND APPLYING GOD'S MESSAGE

J U D G E S
CHAPTER 14

Samson went down to Timnah together with his father and mother. As they approached the vineyards of Timnah, suddenly a young lion came roaring toward him. The Spirit of the LORD came upon him in power so that he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as he might have torn a young goat.

1
ALBRECHT DÜRER
"Samson Killing the Lion"

2
GUSTAVE DORÉ
"Samson Slays a Lion"

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Source

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Source

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BERNARDO CASTELLO
Source

8
LUCAS CRANACH the Elder
"Samson Battling with the Lion"

9
FRANCESCO HAYEZ
"Samson and the Lion"

10
LUCA GIORDANO
"Samson and the Lion"

11
PETER PAUL RUBENS
"Samson Killing the Lion"

12
NICHOLAS OF VERDUN
"Samson and the Lion"

13
LEON JOSEPH FLORENTIN BONNAT
"Samson's Youth"

14
DOUGLAS RAMSEY
"Onrush"

15
CLIVE UPTTON
"Samson Fighting a Lion"

16
FRANZ VON STUCK
"Samson"

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JULIUS SCHNOOR VON CAROLSFELD
"Samson Kills a Lion"

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Source

19
"Samson Slays the Lion"

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Source

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PIETER SERWOUTERS
"Samson and the Lion"

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23
"Samson and the Lion"

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CORNELIS MASSIJS
"Samson Kills the Lion with His Bare Hands"

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MAARTEN VAN HEEMSKERCK
"Samson Rending the Lion"

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JAMES TISSOT
"Samson Kills a Young Lion "

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JOHANN GEORG PINZEL

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Some time later, he turned aside to look at the lion’s carcass. In it was a swarm of bees and some honey, which he scooped out with his hands and ate as he went along. When he rejoined his parents, he gave them some, and they too ate it.

35
JAMES TISSOT
"Samson Eats the Honey"

36
GUERCINO
"Samson Bringing Honey to His Parents"

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[Hebrews 11:6]

S A M S O N
GOD PROMISES SAMSON’S BIRTH
SAMSON’S LION
SAMSON KILLS A THOUSAND PHILISTINES
SAMSON’S TROPHIES
DELILAH BETRAYS SAMSON
THE PHILISTINES CAPTURE SAMSON
SAMSON'S CAPTIVITY AND REVENGE

[SisterK]

Lots of good artwork.
I especially like #9 except, “Really? Did Samson dress like that?” The bed sheet detracts from what I would consider an amazing work of art.

[Hebrews 11:6]

I agree. NO ONE dresses like that. An artistic hallucination.

[9YearLurker]

Here, kitty, kitty...

[Red Badger]

The point is there used to be lions running around in the wilderness in the Levant and Sinai.....

[Hebrews 11:6]

Yes, oft-mentioned in Scripture.

[Red Badger]

I wonder if they were a different species that is now extinct?...................

[Hebrews 11:6]

Be careful what you wish for....

[Hebrews 11:6]

As you said yesterday, you can ask Samson.

[Red Badger]

[9YearLurker]

Like having a tiger by its tail?

[Red Badger]

SHOULD BE EASY TO SPOT. JUST LOOK FOR A GUY WITH A BAD HAIRCUT...................

[Hebrews 11:6]

You’re jumping ahead in the saga. Patience, grasshopper..........................

[Hebrews 11:6]

Once acquired, dare not release........................

[etabeta]

Very powerful paintings, illustrations and stained glass windows. #9 grabs the attention. Hayez was a distinguished 19th c. artist, his most famous work is “The Kiss” but he made some fine portraits too besides historical paintings.
I also like #30, the stone sculpture.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Thanks, Alba. Every Hayez seems interesting to me—there is something vibrant and arresting in his style.

[Bookshelf]

A study of the etchings is, as usual, quite instructive. The ancients certainly wielded a patient hand.

[Hebrews 11:6]

You are right to marvel at their patience and diligence—I am always astounded by it. It is certainly a gifting which I do not possess.

[left that other site]

Good Morning, Dan.

And I thought Wrasseling Alligators was tough!