Samson holding the jaw bone of an ass over his head and standing next to the Philistines he has just killed, more dead bodies in the background, a tapered composition with rounded top, after Reni by Flaminio Torre (Torri)

Samson holding the jaw bone of an ass over his head and standing next to the Philistines he has just killed, more dead bodies in the background, a tapered composition with rounded top, after Reni 1635 - 1660

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drawing, print, engraving

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drawing

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baroque

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print

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death

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figuration

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men

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line

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engraving

Flaminio Torre's "Samson holding the jawbone of an ass over his head and standing next to the Philistines he has just killed, more dead bodies in the background, a tapered composition with rounded top, after Reni" is a 17th-century etching that depicts the biblical story of Samson. Torre's etching is after Guido Reni's painting, which was a popular subject for artists of the time. This etching is a fine example of Baroque art and is housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The dramatic composition and detailed figures in the etching demonstrate Torre's skill as an artist.

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