White marble sculpture of a muscular nude man wrestling a lion, gripping its curly mane while the animal lies crouched at his feet against a dark background.

Samson and the Lion, marble sculpture

A white marble sculpture shows a muscular nude man twisting and pulling at the mane of a lion beneath him, his face turned in strain. The lion's curled mane and pressed-down body fill the lower half, set on a rough base against a plain dark background.

Artist: Cristoforo Stati
Date: 1604–7
Medium: Marble
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 843 × 1434 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1607).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Chester D. Tripp Fund

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Samson and the Lion, marble sculpture

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