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Capital with Four Scenes from the Story of Samson
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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.
Department of Paintings Sculpture & Decorative Arts
André-Marius Garcin Apt France. B. d'Hendecourt Passy sold to Paul Sachs Cambridge MA 1920 gift; to Fogg Art Museum 1922.
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Gift of Meta and Paul J. Sachs
Title: Capital with Four Scenes from the Story of Samson
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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.
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