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Angel announcing the Birth of Samson, from "The Story of Samson"

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Angel announcing the Birth of Samson, from "The Story of Samson"

Anonymous, French, 16th century

Date: ca. 1560–80
Type: Print
Medium: Woodcut with pochoir (stencil) and hand coloring
Department: Drawings and Prints
Institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object number: 2010.27.1
Credit: Purchase, Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, by exchange; and A. Hyatt Mayor Purchase Fund, Marjorie Phelps Starr Bequest, 2010

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techniqueWoodblock typePrint era16th century subjectAngels subjectSamson subjectBirth

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