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Samson and the Lion, from "The Story of Samson", Anonymous, French, 16th century French, Woodcut with pochoir (stencil) and hand coloring — Samson and the Lion, from "The Story of Samson"
Anonymous, French, 16th century
Rue de Montorgueil
Publisher Denis Fonteney
ca. 1560–80

Angel announcing the Birth of Samson, from "The Story of Samson", Anonymous, French, 16th century French, Woodcut with pochoir (stencil) and hand coloring — Angel announcing the Birth of Samson, from "The Story of Samson"
Anonymous, French, 16th century
Rue de Montorgueil
Publisher Denis Fonteney
ca. 1560–80

Marriage of Samson and the Philistine, from "The Story of Samson", Anonymous, French, 16th century French, Woodcut with pochoir (stencil) and hand coloring — Marriage of Samson and the Philistine, from "The Story of Samson"
Anonymous, French, 16th century
Rue de Montorgueil
Publisher Denis Fonteney
ca. 1560–80

Battle against the Philistines, from "The Story of Samson", Anonymous, French, 16th century French, Woodcut with pochoir (stencil) and hand coloring — Battle against the Philistines, from "The Story of Samson"
Anonymous, French, 16th century
Rue de Montorgueil
Publisher Denis Fonteney
ca. 1560–80

Saint Matthew seated and reading from a book held by a putto, set within a fanciful architectural backdrop, from a series of woodcuts of the Four Evangelists, copy after Rue Montorgueil woodcut, Anthony van Leest Netherlandish, Woodcut — Saint Matthew seated and reading from a book held by a putto, set within a fanciful architectural backdrop, from a series of woodcuts of the Four Evangelists, copy after Rue Montorgueil woodcut
Anthony van Leest
After Rue de Montorgueil
1565–75

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