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Swiss - 1522

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Iconography

IMAGE OF THE BLACK ARCHIVE

Germany. 16th century

LITERATURE

Legends / Virgil the Magician / Virgil in the basket

RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

Old Testament / Judges / Samson (Jud. 13-16) / Samson and Dalila (Jud. 16:4-21) / Dalila cuts Samson's hair (Jud. 16:19-20)
Old Testament / 2 Kings (A.V. II Samuel) / David and Bethsabee (Bathsheba) (2 Kings 11-12) / David sees Bethsabee in the bath (2 Kings 11:2)
Old Testament / 3 Kings (A.V. I Kings) / Solomon's idolatry and downfall (3 Kings 11) / Solomon, corrupted by his foreign wives, worships idols (3 Kings 11:4-5)
Old Testament / Judith / Judith beheads Holofernes and returns to Bethulia (Judith 13) / Judith places the head of Holofernes in a sack held by her maid (Judith 13:11)

SOCIAL LIFE

Popular imagery / Domination by women

Further details

Embroidery

Artist or creator

Swiss

Date

1522

Location

Zürich, Landesmuseum

Contact

For comments or queries, please contact photographic.collect@sas.ac.uk
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