Identification title(s): samson and delilah. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-2927. Catalog reference: new hollstein german (altdorfer) e. 3. The illustrated bartsch 3. Inscriptions / marks: number, verso bottom center, handwritten: '23' collector's mark, verso top center, stamped: lugt 2166. Description: delilah sitting, with samson sleeping in her lap. Her left hand is placed on samson's head, in her right hand she holds a pair of scissors. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: albrecht altdorfer (mentioned on object), according to own design by: albrecht altdorfer. Place of manufacture: germany. Dating: ca. 1506 - 1538. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 43 mm × w 36 mm. Subject: what: samson asleep in delilah's lap; she is usually shown staring at a philistine or putting a finger to her lips. Acquisition: unknown. Date: between circa 1506 and circa 1538.
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