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Samson Slaying a Philistine (© V&A Picture Library)
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© V&A Picture Library

Samson Slaying a Philistine

Artist: Giambologna (1529 - 1608)

Location: Victoria and Albert Museum

Date: 1566

Materials: marble

Dimensions: 200 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £10,000 (Total: £25,000)

Vendor: Sir William Worsley

Review number: 1690 (1953)

Provenance:
Sir Thomas Worsley,Hovingham

Description:
The most important work by Giambologna outside Italy and the only example of his large marble groups made for the Medici to have left Florence.

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