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Samson slaying the Philistines with the Jawbone of an ass by Leopoldo Maccari

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An image of Title/s: Drawing reduced from tracings taken from the inlaid marble pavement of Siena Cathedral during its restoration in the nineteenth century
Title/s: Samson slaying the Philistines with the Jawbone of an ass 
Maker/s: Maccari, Leopoldo (draughtsman) [ULAN info: Italian artist, 1850-1894?]
Technique Description: pen and black ink, black and pinkish-brown wash on lightly squared paper 
Dimensions: height: 317 mm, width: 548 mm

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Title/s: Drawing reduced from tracings taken from the inlaid marble pavement of Siena Cathedral during its restoration in the nineteenth century Title/s: Samson slaying the Philistines with the Jawbone of an ass Maker/s: Maccari, Leopoldo (draughtsman) [ULAN info: Italian artist, 1850-1894?] Technique Description: pen and black ink, black and pinkish-brown wash on lightly squared paper Dimensions: height: 317 mm, width: 548 mm

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