Print, book-illustration, Tobias Stimmer, 1574

Simon cutting off the hands of his enemies in revenge for the abduction of his wife; simon as a military commander standing at right, looking on as a man's arm is placed on a cutting block and the executioner lifts his sword; jerusalem in background; illustration to 'flavii josephii des hochberühmten jüdischen geschichtsschreibers historien und bücher', strasbourg: rihel, 1578. 1574 woodcut. Date: 1574. Dimensions: Height: 110 mm Width: 149 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Josephus. Collection: British Museum. Print, book-illustration (BM 1927,0430.45)